Isn’t it correct to use either un altitud as well as una altitud because even though altitud is feminine, it starts with a stressed ‘a’?
Una/un altitude
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Marc B.Kwiziq community member
Una/un altitude
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Most Spanish nouns ending in -ud are feminine "
Asked 2 years ago
Hola Marc, I
I think the article of choice would be the feminine “una” following the guideline given in the lesson, whereby the emphasis is not on the first syllable; it is in fact on the final one “u.’
Saludos John
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Marc
Yes, as John and Paolo rightly said, you need the stress on the first syllable to apply the masculine article: un
un águila, un arma, un arpa...
but not un altitud as the stress is on the last syllable, therefore, una altitud.
Saludos
Inma
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