Nouns with Exceptional Genders
SPANISH
Feminine Nouns that end with o.
| la foto |
photo |
| la mano |
hand |
| la moto |
motorcycle |
Masculine Nouns that end with a.
| el cometa |
comet |
| el cura |
priest |
| el drama |
drama |
| el día |
day |
| el enigma |
enigma |
| el fantasma |
ghost |
| el fogata |
bonfire |
| el idioma |
language |
| el mapa |
map |
| el planeta |
planet |
| el sistema |
system |
| el sofá |
sofa |
| el trauma |
trauma |
Other:
- The definite article for agua is 'el', but
agua is a feminine noun.
- el agua fría
- las aguas cristalinas
- Other examples
- el hambre
- las hambres de la vida
- el ama
- las amas de la tienda
- The noun arte is masculine but it takes
the definite article 'las' for the plural
- One exception: we say "las bellas artes" for "fine arts."
Special thanks to Tatjana for alerting me
the fact that agua is a feminine noun! :)
Special thanks to Ulises for providing
more examples and alerting me to the exceptional gender
status of "arte."