The University of Chicago Spanish dictionary Spanish ...
'the soul' / las almas In spite of this, these 'the souls', el hacha 'the hatchet' nouns remain feminine 6 / las hachas 'the hatchets'. shown by adjective in the singular, as Spanish Grammar agreement: el alma bendita 'the blessed soul'. When preceded by the prepositions a and de, the masculine singular article el forms the contractions al and del.