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Cadáver is masculine in Spanish. The article is el, so the full form is el cadáver ("corpse").
MASCULINEel cadáver
corpse
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How do you say cadáver in Spanish?
How do you pronounce cadáver in Spanish?
cadáver is pronounced /el kaˈðaβeɾ/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El cadáver descompuesto fue encontrado en el sótano oscuro.
The decomposed corpse was found in the dark basement.
El cadáver del soldado caído fue identificado por su uniforme militar.
The fallen soldier's corpse was identified by his military uniform.
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Why is it masculine?
Cadáver is masculine because it derives from the Latin "cadaver," which was itself masculine in gender, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin root comes from "cadere" (to fall), referring to something that has fallen or a fallen body.
What is the Spanish word for corpse?
The Spanish word for corpse is el cadáver — masculine.
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