🇪🇸 Spanish

suelos

masculine

los suelos

floors

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suelos
/los ˈswelos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say suelos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈswelos/

How do you pronounce suelos in Spanish?

suelos is pronounced /los ˈswelos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El suelo mojado es peligroso porque es resbaladizo.

The wet floor is dangerous because it is slippery.

El suelo fértil de esta región es excelente para cultivar maíz.

The fertile soil of this region is excellent for growing corn.

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Why is it masculine?

Suelos is masculine because it derives from Latin "solum" (ground/soil), which was a neuter noun in Latin but shifted to masculine gender in Spanish during the language's evolution from Vulgar Latin. This gender shift occurred in many Latin neuter nouns that ended in -um, which typically became masculine in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for floors?

The Spanish word for floors is los suelos — masculine.

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