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Masculine v. Femine
Masculinos. v Femininos
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -aje | masculine |
| -ån | masculine |
| -øn | masculine |
| -ambre | masculine |
| stressed vowels at end of words (sofå) | masculine |
| -ma | masculine |
| -or | masculine |
| hand (mano) | feminine |
| motorcycle (moto) | feminine |
| photograph (foto) | feminine |
| days, months, years | masculine |
| numbers | masculine |
| oceans, seas, canals | masculine |
| rivers, lakes | masculine |
| cardinal points (norte, sur) | masculine |
| mountains | masculine |
| trees | masculine |
| compound nouns (rascacielos, cumpleanos) | masculine |
| infinitives as nouns (cantar, beber, nadar) | masculine |
| color | masculine |
| day | masculine |
| map | masculine |
| planet | masculine |
| -cion | feminine |
| -sion | feminine |
| -xion | feminine |
| -ie | feminine |
| -dad | feminine |
| -tad | feminine |
| -tud | feminine |
| -umbre | feminine |
| -itis | feminine |
| -sis (exception: parenthesis, enfasis, analisis) | feminine |
| letters | feminine |
| islands | feminine |
| time | feminine |
| mediodia | masculine |
| un/el are used before feminine nouns beginning with a stressed "a" or ha- | feminine |
| when nouns are pluralized, they take the feminine article | feminine |