🇪🇸 Spanish

sierras

feminine

las sierras

saws

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sierras
/las ˈsjeɾas/
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How do you say sierras in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈsjeɾas/

How do you pronounce sierras in Spanish?

sierras is pronounced /las ˈsjeɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La sierra nevada es muy peligrosa durante el invierno porque las temperaturas descienden rápidamente.

The snowy mountain range is very dangerous during winter because temperatures drop rapidly.

Esta sierra antigua está gastada, pero sigue siendo útil para cortar madera en el taller.

This old saw is worn, but it is still useful for cutting wood in the workshop.

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Why is it feminine?

Sierras is feminine because it derives from Latin "serra" (a saw or sawtooth object), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The feminine ending "-a" in Spanish typically descends from feminine Latin nouns ending in "-a," making "sierra" a straightforward case of gender preservation from Latin.

What is the Spanish word for saws?

The Spanish word for saws is las sierras — feminine.

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