🇪🇸 Spanish

prisiones

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

las prisiones

prisons

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prisiones
/las pɾiˈsjones/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say prisiones in Spanish?

IPA
/las pɾiˈsjones/

How do you pronounce prisiones in Spanish?

prisiones is pronounced /las pɾiˈsjones/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La prisión antigua fue completamente reformada el año pasado.

The old prison was completely reformed last year.

Aquella prisión federal es considerada la más segura del país.

That federal prison is considered the most secure in the country.

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Why is it feminine?

Prisiones is feminine because it derives from Latin "prensio" (a feminine noun meaning "a seizing or grasping"), which followed the -ión feminine ending pattern that became productive in Spanish for abstract nouns. This Latin root naturally carried its feminine gender into Spanish, where -ión words are typically feminine.

What is the Spanish word for prisons?

The Spanish word for prisons is las prisiones — feminine.

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