🇵🇹 portugués

selva

feminine

a selva

jungle

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selva
/a ˈsewvɐ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice selva en portugués?

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/a ˈsewvɐ/

How do you pronounce selva in portugués?

selva is pronounced /a ˈsewvɐ/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A selva amazônica é tão densa que a luz do sol mal consegue penetrar a vegetação.

The Amazon rainforest is so dense that sunlight can barely penetrate the vegetation.

A selva tropical, com toda a sua beleza selvagem, abriga milhões de espécies desconhecidas.

The tropical rainforest, with all its wild beauty, harbors millions of unknown species.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Selva is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "silva" (forest), which was feminine in Latin, and Portuguese retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor. The Latin feminine ending "-a" became the standard feminine marker in Romance languages, including Portuguese.

¿Cómo se dice jungle en portugués?

En portugués, jungle se dice a selva — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇪🇸 Spanishselvalafeminine

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