🇪🇸 Spanish

tierras

feminine

las tierras

lands

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tierras
/las ˈtjeras/
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How do you say tierras in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈtjeras/

How do you pronounce tierras in Spanish?

tierras is pronounced /las ˈtjeras/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La tierra roja de este campo es muy fértil para cultivar maíz.

The red soil of this field is very fertile for growing corn.

La tierra árida del desierto es tan seca que ninguna planta puede crecer allí.

The arid earth of the desert is so dry that no plant can grow there.

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Why is it feminine?

Tierras is feminine because it derives from Latin "terra," which was grammatically feminine in the first declension (not second declension). This feminine gender was preserved when Romance languages evolved from Latin. Most Latin first declension nouns ending in -a remained feminine in Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for lands?

The Spanish word for lands is las tierras — feminine.

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