Spanish Words Ending in "a" That Are Masculine

! Spanish Words Ending in “a” that are Masculine

! el anatema (anathema)

el mapa (map)

el aroma (aroma)

el morfema (morpheme)

el aneurisma (aneurism)

el Papa (Pope)

el clima (climate)

el papá (dad)

el Coma (coma)

el poema (poem)

el cometa (comet)

el problema (problem)

el día (day)

el puma (puma)

el dilema (dilemma)

el reuma (rheumatism)

el dogma (dogma)

el reventa (resale)

el drama (drama)

el sistema (system)

el eccema (eczema)

el tema (theme)

el lema (motto/slogan)

el tranvía (tram)

el maná (manna)

el trauma (trauma)

! *In words ending in “a” that could apply to either of the genders, the article used determines the gender. Example: el dentista, la dentista; el guía, la guía; el guitarrista, la guitarrista. **In words ending in “a” that begin with ‘a’ or ‘ha” that have the stress is on the initial syllable, the masculine article must be used in the singular. Example: el águila, las águilas; el ave, las aves; el hacha, las hachas; el hada, las hadas. ***Some words that end in “a” have a change in meaning when the article is changed from masculine to feminine. Example: El cometa —> comet vs. la cometa —> kite El Papa —> Pope vs. la papa —> potato

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