🇪🇸 Spanish

planetas

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masculine

los planetas

planets

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planetas
/los plaˈnetas/
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How do you say planetas in Spanish?

IPA
/los plaˈnetas/

How do you pronounce planetas in Spanish?

planetas is pronounced /los plaˈnetas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El planeta rojo es Marte, y es muy antiguo.

The red planet is Mars, and it is very ancient.

Este planeta pequeño orbita alrededor de una estrella lejana.

This small planet orbits around a distant star.

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Why is it masculine?

Planetas is masculine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "planēta," which borrowed the Greek word "planḗtēs" (πλανήτης, meaning "wanderer"). Although Greek nouns ending in -ēs were typically masculine, Latin "planēta" ends in -a and follows the Latin first declension pattern, which would normally indicate feminine gender. However, "planeta" is treated as masculine in Spanish due to its Greek origin and the semantic association with the masculine noun "astro" (heavenly body), which influenced gender assignment in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for planets?

The Spanish word for planets is los planetas — masculine.

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