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la piedra
stone
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How do you say piedra in Spanish?
How do you pronounce piedra in Spanish?
piedra is pronounced /la ˈpjeðɾa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La piedra grande cayó del acantilado y destruyó la casa antigua.
The large stone fell from the cliff and destroyed the old house.
La piedra preciosa que encontramos era muy valiosa y hermosa.
The precious stone that we found was very valuable and beautiful.
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Why is it feminine?
Piedra is feminine because it derives from Latin "petra," which was feminine in gender, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender through normal sound changes (the -a ending typically signals feminine nouns in modern Spanish). The Latin word itself likely came from Greek "petra," which was also feminine.
What is the Spanish word for stone?
The Spanish word for stone is la piedra — feminine.
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