🇪🇸 Spanish

sótanos

masculine

los sótanos

basements

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sótanos
/los ˈsotanos/
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How do you say sótanos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈsotanos/

How do you pronounce sótanos in Spanish?

sótanos is pronounced /los ˈsotanos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El sótano oscuro del edificio antiguo necesita una renovación completa.

The dark basement of the old building needs a complete renovation.

Encontré un baúl antiguo en el sótano mojado de la casa abandonada.

I found an old trunk in the damp basement of the abandoned house.

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Why is it masculine?

Sótanos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "subtāneum" (neuter), which likely became associated with masculine gender patterns in Spanish, or through the influence of related masculine nouns. The word refers to a basement or cellar and follows the common Spanish pattern where many nouns ending in "-ano" are masculine.

What is the Spanish word for basements?

The Spanish word for basements is los sótanos — masculine.

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