Introduction
In this article, there is a list of common feminine nouns in Spanish ending in -ma.
Why this list?
.... because
.....there can be a confusion between Spanish masculine nouns ending in -ma, and feminine nouns ending in -ma.
So, here is the list to help all students of Spanish!
List of common feminine nouns in Spanish ending in -ma
Spanish feminine noun ending in -ma
la alarma
English translation
alarm
el alma (the gender is feminine despite the "el")
soul
la amalgama
amalgam
la crema
cream
la Cuaresma
Lent
la chusma
rabble
la diadema
diadem / tiara
la doma
breaking-in / taming
la dracma
drachma
la enzima
enzyme
la escama
scale (fish)
la esgrima
fencing (with swords)
la esperma
sperm
la estima
esteem
la estragema
strategem
la fama
fame
el arma (the gender is feminine despite the "el")
weapon
el asma (the gender is feminine despite the "el")
asthma
la broma
joke
la firma
firm / signature
la flema
phlegm
la forma
shape
la gama
selection / range
la goma
rubber
la lágrima
tear (teardrop)
la lima
file (for nails), lime (fruit)
la llama
flame
la loma
hillock
la marisma
marsh
la máxima
maxim
la merma
decrease
la norma
norm
la palma
palm
la calma
la cama
la cima
la paloma
la pantomina
la pamema
la quema
la rama
la rima
la sima
la suma
la toma
la trama
la yema
calm
bed
summit
dove
pantomine
unnecessary fuss
burning
branch
rhyme
chasm / abyss
sum
taking
plot (of novel)
egg yolk / fingertip
