CSG203
192 Complete Spanish Grammar
Feimiiine \oims and Their Endings in Spanish
The following endings generally identify feminine nouns:
• Nouns that identify female beings generally end in -a.
(female) professor marę (hor.se)
bali
pool
la enfermera (female) nurse la profesora
laliija daughter layegua
• Nearly all other nouns ending in -a are also feminine.
la cocina kitchen la pelota
la guitarra guitar la piscina
la maleta suitcase
• A few nouns ending in -o are feminine. With the exception of la mano, the other examples in this list are abbreviations of compound feminine nouns.
la foto (la fotografia) photo, photograph
la mano hand
lamoto (la motocicleta) motorcycle
• Nouns that end in -ción and -sión are feminine. These are often near cognates with English; notę the similarities in spelling and meaning with the English equivalents.
la canción la dirección la división la estación
la exposición la inyección la misión la pasión
song
address; direction division station; season
exposition, exhibit injection mission passion
• Nouns that have endings -dad and -tad are usually feminine. Many English equivalents are nouns ending in -ty.
la amistad la ciudad la dificultad
friendship
city
difficulty
la dignidad la libertad la yoluntad
dignity
liberty, freedom will
• Endings -ie, -eza, -sis, and -itis are generally feminine.
la crisis la dermatitis la dosis la especie la riqueza
crisis
dermatitis
dosage, dose species
richness, riches
la serie la sinusitis la tesis la tristeza
series
sinusitis
thesis
sadness
• Nouns that end in -tud and -umbre are feminine. Many of these nouns designate abstract ideas. Most abstract nouns are feminine in Spanish.
la esclavitud la exactitud la yirtud
slayery
exactness, precision virtue
la certidumbre certainty
la costumbre custom, tradition
la cumbre summit, mountaintop
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