otoño
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin autumnus. /w/ prevented the lenition of the following consonant, as with Latin auca > Spanish oca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈtoɲo/ [oˈt̪o.ɲo]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oɲo
- Syllabification: o‧to‧ño
Noun
otoño m (plural otoños)
- autumn, fall
See also
| Seasons in Spanish · estaciones (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| primavera (“spring”) | verano (“summer”), estío (“summer”) | otoño (“fall, autumn”) | invierno (“winter”) |
Further reading
- “otoño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014