🇪🇸 Spanish

tormentas

feminine

las tormentas

storms

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tormentas
/las toɾˈmentas/
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How do you say tormentas in Spanish?

IPA
/las toɾˈmentas/

How do you pronounce tormentas in Spanish?

tormentas is pronounced /las toɾˈmentas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La tormenta violenta destruyó varios árboles en el parque.

The violent storm destroyed several trees in the park.

Aquella tormenta aterradora fue la peor que hemos experimentado en años.

That terrifying storm was the worst one we have experienced in years.

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Why is it feminine?

Tormentas is feminine because it derives from Latin "tormentum" (torture, torment). In Spanish, words ending in "-a" are typically feminine. The Latin neuter noun "tormentum" evolved into the Spanish feminine form "tormenta" through regular phonetic changes, following the common pattern where Latin neuter nouns ending in "-mentum" became feminine nouns ending in "-menta" in Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for storms?

The Spanish word for storms is las tormentas — feminine.

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