🇪🇸 Spanish

ruta

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feminine

la ruta

route

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ruta
/la ˈruta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ruta in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈruta/

How do you pronounce ruta in Spanish?

ruta is pronounced /la ˈruta/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La ruta principal está cerrada por construcción, así que tomamos la ruta alternativa.

The main route is closed for construction, so we took the alternate route.

La ruta histórica que visitamos fue muy interesante porque pasamos por pueblos antiguos.

The historic route that we visited was very interesting because we passed through old towns.

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Why is it feminine?

Ruta is feminine because it derives from Latin "rūta," which was feminine in the classical language, and Spanish retained the gender of its Latin ancestor. The word originally referred to a bitter herb used in medicine and cooking, and Latin nouns ending in "-a" were typically feminine—a pattern that carried forward into Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for route?

The Spanish word for route is la ruta — feminine.

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