🇵🇹 portugués

costa

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 costa

coast

Try it

costa
/a ˈkɔstɐ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice costa en portugués?

AFI
/a ˈkɔstɐ/

How do you pronounce costa in portugués?

costa is pronounced /a ˈkɔstɐ/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A costa brasileira é muito extensa e possui praias belíssimas.

The Brazilian coast is very extensive and has beautiful beaches.

A costa atlântica foi explorada por navegadores corajosos durante séculos.

The Atlantic coast was explored by brave navigators for centuries.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Costa is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "costa" (rib, side), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Portuguese retained this gender classification when the word evolved. The feminine gender persisted even though the word's meaning shifted to primarily mean "coast" in modern Portuguese.

¿Cómo se dice coast en portugués?

En portugués, coast se dice a costa — feminine.

Practica con Accord

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