Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoWhy, in Spanish, is saint sometimes San and sometimes Santa for naming cities?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareWhy, in Spanish, is saint sometimes San and sometimes Santa for naming cities?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 days agoSo up front, I’m not a native Spanish speaker, but I would imagine it’s the male and female versions of the word saint. Which is why you get San Sebastion and Santa Maria.
minus-squareFloMo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 days agoNative Spanish Speaker here - In a nutshell, yeah that’s pretty much it! =)
So up front, I’m not a native Spanish speaker, but I would imagine it’s the male and female versions of the word saint. Which is why you get San Sebastion and Santa Maria.
Native Spanish Speaker here - In a nutshell, yeah that’s pretty much it! =)