🇵🇹 portugués

maçaneta

feminine

a maçaneta

doorknob

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maçaneta
/a masaˈnetɐ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice maçaneta en portugués?

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/a masaˈnetɐ/

How do you pronounce maçaneta in portugués?

maçaneta is pronounced /a masaˈnetɐ/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A maçaneta velha da porta da frente estava solta e precisava ser substituída urgentemente.

The old doorknob on the front door was loose and needed to be replaced urgently.

Encontrei uma maçaneta dourada e elegante que combinaria perfeitamente com a decoração nova da sala.

I found a golden and elegant doorknob that would match perfectly with the new decoration of the living room.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Maçaneta is feminine because it ends in "-eta", a productive feminine diminutive suffix in Portuguese. While the word may have historical connections to "mão" (hand, from Latin "manus"), the immediate source is likely "maçã" (apple, from Latin "mala"), with "-eta" being a diminutive/endearing suffix. The "-eta" suffix is a standard feminine ending in Portuguese, which determines the feminine gender of words formed with it.

¿Cómo se dice doorknob en portugués?

En portugués, doorknob se dice a maçaneta — feminine.

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