🇵🇹 portugués

capital

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a capital

capital

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capital
/a kapiˈtaw/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice capital en portugués?

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/a kapiˈtaw/

How do you pronounce capital in portugués?

capital is pronounced /a kapiˈtaw/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A capital portuguesa é Lisboa, uma cidade antiga e importante.

The Portuguese capital is Lisbon, an old and important city.

A capital do Brasil foi transferida para Brasília, uma cidade moderna e planejada.

Brazil's capital was moved to Brasília, a modern and planned city.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Capital is feminine in Portuguese (a capital) because it derives from Latin *capitālis*, which as a noun meaning "capital city" used the feminine form *[urbs] capitālis* (the capital city), with the feminine gender persisting through Romance language evolution. The adjective form also became grammaticalized as a noun in Portuguese, retaining the feminine gender from its Latin origins.

¿Cómo se dice capital en portugués?

En portugués, capital se dice a capital — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchcapitalelafeminine

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