🇪🇸 Spanish

tornillos

masculine

los tornillos

screws

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tornillos
/los toɾˈniʎos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tornillos in Spanish?

IPA
/los toɾˈniʎos/

How do you pronounce tornillos in Spanish?

tornillos is pronounced /los toɾˈniʎos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El tornillo oxidado necesita ser reemplazado porque está dañado.

The rusted screw needs to be replaced because it is damaged.

Ese tornillo pequeño es muy importante para mantener el motor funcionando correctamente.

That small screw is very important for keeping the engine running correctly.

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Why is it masculine?

Tornillos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "tornellus," a diminutive form of "tornus" (lathe), and Latin diminutives ending in "-ellus" became masculine "-illo" nouns in Spanish, preserving the gender of their root word.

What is the Spanish word for screws?

The Spanish word for screws is los tornillos — masculine.

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