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The derivation of the gender of the various nouns may go back to earlier languages (Sanskrit?) and how the thing/noun was perceived in that language's culture. Masculine and feminine nouns are not unique to Spanish or to Latin-based languages for that matter. Germanic and Semitic languages also have masculine/feminine nouns. To determine if a noun is masculine or feminine in Spanish, you usually check its final letter. Feminine nouns end in 'a,'while masculine nouns end in 'o.' However, there are some masculine nouns of primarily Greek origin which end in 'a,'e.g., el tema, el idioma

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