virgen

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virginem (the expected normal result in Spanish would be *vercen). Also a doublet of the completely learned borrowing virgo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiɾxen/ [ˈbiɾ.xẽn] Rhymes: -iɾxen IPA(key): /ˈbiɾʃen/ [ˈbiɾ.ʃẽn] (Early Modern Spanish) Rhymes: -iɾʃen Syllabification: vir‧gen === Adjective === virgen m or f (masculine and feminine plural vírgenes) virgin blank Synonym: en blanco CD virgen ― blank CD llave virgen ― key blank === Noun === virgen m or f by sense (plural vírgenes) virgin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: birhen, birsin === References === === Further reading === “virgen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025