QuilotoaMar 14

Why, in Spanish, is saint sometimes San and sometimes Santa for naming cities?

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Why, in Spanish, is saint sometimes San and sometimes Santa for naming cities? - Lemmy.ca

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Show threadVenia SilenteMar 14

It’s because nouns in Spanish carry gender! Which is crazy but it works.

“San Francisco” → Francisco is a male name.

“Santa Bárbara” → Baŕbara is a female name.

Show threadzaphodMar 14
Masculine form would be santo like in Santo Domingo. San seems to be an abbreviated form of that.
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