🇪🇸 Spanish

riesgos

masculine

los riesgos

risks

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riesgos
/los ˈrjesɣos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say riesgos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈrjesɣos/

How do you pronounce riesgos in Spanish?

riesgos is pronounced /los ˈrjesɣos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El riesgo potencial de una inundación requiere un plan de evacuación inmediato.

The potential risk of a flood requires an immediate evacuation plan.

Ese riesgo laboral grave fue ignorado por los supervisores negligentes.

That serious occupational risk was ignored by negligent supervisors.

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Why is it masculine?

Riesgos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "risicum," which was already masculine in gender, and Spanish preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (Latin -um became Spanish -o). The word likely has Semitic origins related to seafaring risk, possibly entering Latin through merchant communities.

What is the Spanish word for risks?

The Spanish word for risks is los riesgos — masculine.

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