🇵🇹 portugués

cavernas

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

as cavernas

caves

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cavernas
/as kaˈvɛʁnɐs/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice cavernas en portugués?

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/as kaˈvɛʁnɐs/

How do you pronounce cavernas in portugués?

cavernas is pronounced /as kaˈvɛʁnɐs/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A caverna escura abrigava morcegos antigos.

The dark cave sheltered ancient bats.

Uma caverna profunda e misteriosa foi descoberta pelos arqueólogos.

A deep and mysterious cave was discovered by the archaeologists.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Cavernas is feminine because it derives from Latin "caverna," which was already feminine in Latin. The -a ending is a common feminine marker in Portuguese, and the word retained its feminine gender from Latin. The suffix -erna does not derive from a process of feminization of "cavus"; rather, "caverna" was an independent feminine noun in Latin meaning a hollow place or cave.

¿Cómo se dice caves en portugués?

En portugués, caves se dice as cavernas — feminine.

Practica con Accord

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