🇪🇸 Spanish

periódico

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masculine

el periódico

newspaper

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periódico
/el peˈɾjoðiko/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say periódico in Spanish?

IPA
/el peˈɾjoðiko/

How do you pronounce periódico in Spanish?

periódico is pronounced /el peˈɾjoðiko/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El periódico antiguo que encontré en el sótano tenía artículos fascinantes sobre la historia local.

The old newspaper that I found in the basement had fascinating articles about local history.

Este periódico dominical es más grueso y completo que el periódico diario.

This Sunday newspaper is thicker and more complete than the daily newspaper.

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Why is it masculine?

Periódico is masculine because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "periodicus" (itself from Greek "periodikos"), and Spanish retained the masculine gender of its etymological source. The word originally referred to something occurring in periods or cycles, and this masculine form became the standard for the noun meaning "newspaper" in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for newspaper?

The Spanish word for newspaper is el periódico — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchjournallemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiangiornaleilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesejornalomasculine

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