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la pierna
leg
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How do you say pierna in Spanish?
How do you pronounce pierna in Spanish?
pierna is pronounced /la ˈpjeɾna/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La pierna izquierda de mi abuela está fracturada y necesita una operación quirúrgica.
My grandmother's left leg is fractured and needs surgical intervention.
La pierna derecha se veía inflamada y dolorida después de la carrera larga.
The right leg looked swollen and painful after the long race.
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Why is it feminine?
Pierna is feminine because it derives from Latin "perna" (a ham or leg of meat), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The feminine ending "-a" in modern Spanish reinforced this original Latin gender classification.
What is the Spanish word for leg?
The Spanish word for leg is la pierna — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | gamba | la | feminine |
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