🇵🇹 portugués

costas

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 costas

coasts

Try it

costas
/as ˈkɔstɐs/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice costas en portugués?

AFI
/as ˈkɔstɐs/

How do you pronounce costas in portugués?

costas is pronounced /as ˈkɔstɐs/ 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?

Costas 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 coasts en portugués?

En portugués, coasts se dice as costas — feminine.

Practica con Accord

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