🇪🇸 Spanish

telescopio

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masculine

el telescopio

telescope

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telescopio
/el telesˈkopjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say telescopio in Spanish?

IPA
/el telesˈkopjo/

How do you pronounce telescopio in Spanish?

telescopio is pronounced /el telesˈkopjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El telescopio antiguo del observatorio fue restaurado por un equipo especializado.

The old telescope from the observatory was restored by a specialized team.

Este telescopio potente permite observar galaxias lejanas que normalmente serían invisibles.

This powerful telescope allows us to observe distant galaxies that would normally be invisible.

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Why is it masculine?

Telescopio is masculine because it derives from the Latin neuter noun "telescopium," which came from Greek roots (tele- "far" + -scopium from skopein "to see"), and in Spanish, Latin neuter nouns typically shifted to masculine gender during the language's evolution. The -o ending reinforced this masculine classification in Spanish's gender system.

What is the Spanish word for telescope?

The Spanish word for telescope is el telescopio — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italiantelescopioilmasculine

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