🇵🇹 portugués

prisão

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 prisão

prison

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prisão
/a pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice prisão en portugués?

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/a pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce prisão in portugués?

prisão is pronounced /a pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A prisão antiga foi completamente reformada para melhorar as condições dos detentos.

The old prison was completely reformed to improve the conditions of the inmates.

Essa prisão brasileira é considerada uma das mais superlotadas e perigosas do país.

This Brazilian prison is considered one of the most overcrowded and dangerous in the country.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Prisão is feminine because it derives from Latin "prehensio" (the act of seizing/grasping), a third declension feminine noun ending in "-io/-ionis." Portuguese feminine nouns ending in "-ão" regularly derive from Latin third declension feminine nouns in "-io/-ionis," preserving their feminine gender through Romance language evolution.

¿Cómo se dice prison en portugués?

En portugués, prison se dice a prisão — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇪🇸 Spanishprisiónlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianprigionelafeminine

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