🇵🇹 portugués

fronteiras

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 fronteiras

borders

Try it

fronteiras
/as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice fronteiras en portugués?

AFI
/as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/

How do you pronounce fronteiras in portugués?

fronteiras is pronounced /as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A fronteira portuguesa é muito antiga e bem preservada.

The Portuguese border is very old and well preserved.

Esta fronteira marítima foi disputada entre os dois países durante séculos.

This maritime border was disputed between the two countries for centuries.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Fronteiras is feminine because it ends in "-eira", a productive feminine suffix in Portuguese. This suffix derives from Latin "-aria", which consistently produced feminine nouns. The word comes from Latin "frontaria" (frontier/border), itself derived from "frons" (front/forehead). The feminine gender was maintained through the regular sound changes from Latin "-aria" to Portuguese "-eira".

¿Cómo se dice borders en portugués?

En portugués, borders se dice as fronteiras — feminine.

Practica con Accord

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