🇪🇸 Spanish

tortugas

feminine

las tortugas

turtles

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tortugas
/las toɾˈtuɡas/
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How do you say tortugas in Spanish?

IPA
/las toɾˈtuɡas/

How do you pronounce tortugas in Spanish?

tortugas is pronounced /las toɾˈtuɡas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La tortuga antigua fue encontrada en el museo, y los científicos la estudiaron cuidadosamente porque era muy rara.

The ancient tortoise was found in the museum, and scientists studied it carefully because it was very rare.

Mi tortuga pequeña pone huevos cada primavera, y yo debo cuidarla mucho durante ese período.

My little tortoise lays eggs every spring, and I must take care of her very much during that period.

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Why is it feminine?

Tortugas is feminine because it derives from Latin "tortuca," which was feminine in Latin. The feminine ending "-a" is characteristic of most Spanish feminine nouns and was preserved through regular sound changes from Latin to Spanish. The word is related to Latin "testudo" (tortoise), though "tortuga" specifically refers to turtles.

What is the Spanish word for turtles?

The Spanish word for turtles is las tortugas — feminine.

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