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feminine
la rodilla
knee
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rodilla
/la roˈðiʎa/
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How do you say rodilla in Spanish?
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/la roˈðiʎa/
How do you pronounce rodilla in Spanish?
rodilla is pronounced /la roˈðiʎa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La rodilla izquierda está hinchada y me duele mucho.
The left knee is swollen and hurts me a lot.
Me fracturé la rodilla derecha durante el partido de fútbol.
I broke my right knee during the soccer match.
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Why is it feminine?
Rodilla is feminine because it derives from the Latin "rotella," the diminutive of "rota" (wheel), which retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor through the -ella/-illa suffix pattern that typically produces feminine nouns in Romance languages.
What is the Spanish word for knee?
The Spanish word for knee is la rodilla — feminine.
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