🇪🇸 Spanish

servicio

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masculine

el servicio

service

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servicio
/el seɾˈβiθjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say servicio in Spanish?

IPA
/el seɾˈβiθjo/

How do you pronounce servicio in Spanish?

servicio is pronounced /el seɾˈβiθjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El servicio al cliente es excelente en este restaurante nuevo.

The customer service is excellent in this new restaurant.

El servicio técnico está cerrado hoy, pero el servicio de emergencia permanece abierto.

The technical service is closed today, but the emergency service remains open.

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Why is it masculine?

Servicio is masculine because it derives from the Latin noun "servitium," which belonged to the second declension (-ium neuter words). However, when Spanish evolved from Latin, many neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender, particularly those ending in -o. The word "servicio" inherited masculine gender through this regular sound change and gender shift (Latin -ium > Spanish -io becoming masculine).

What is the Spanish word for service?

The Spanish word for service is el servicio — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchservicelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianservizioilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseserviçoomasculine

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