Cárdenas
/kaɾdenas/from spelling rules
Cárdenas is the Spanish form of the name Cardenas, which can refer to a person or a place.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾdenas/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word cárdenas can also be an adjective describing a dark purple or bluish color, specifically the hue of a bruise.
- The name Cárdenas acts as a linguistic fossil of the Moorish period, preserving a trace of Andalusian Arabic within a modern Spanish surname.
- The word cárdenas is an example of a 'palabra esdrújula', a category of words in Spanish that always require a written accent mark because the stress falls on the third-to-last syllable.
Examples in context
- El señor Cárdenas es mi profesor.Mr. Cárdenas is my teacher.
- Yo vivo en la calle Cárdenas.I live on Cárdenas Street.
- ¿Es Cárdenas tu apellido?Is Cárdenas your last name?
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are talking about a new colleague.
- Sofía¿Conoces al nuevo empleado?Do you know the new employee?
- DanielSí, su nombre es Cárdenas.Yes, his name is Cárdenas.
- SofíaAh, el señor Cárdenas es muy amable.Ah, Mr. Cárdenas is very kind.
- DanielEs un buen hombre.He is a good man.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Cárdenas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
