🇪🇸 Spanish

temperatura

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la temperatura

temperature

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temperatura
/la tempeɾaˈtuɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say temperatura in Spanish?

IPA
/la tempeɾaˈtuɾa/

How do you pronounce temperatura in Spanish?

temperatura is pronounced /la tempeɾaˈtuɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La temperatura alta en el verano pasado fue peligrosa para los ancianos.

The high temperature in the past summer was dangerous for elderly people.

Esta temperatura ideal es perfecta para conservar los medicamentos.

This ideal temperature is perfect for preserving medicines.

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Why is it feminine?

Temperatura is feminine because it derives from the Latin "temperatura," which inherited the feminine gender of Latin words ending in "-ura" (a productive feminine suffix); this gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for temperature?

The Spanish word for temperature is la temperatura — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italiantemperaturalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesetemperaturaafeminine

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