🇵🇹 portugués

vela

feminine

a vela

candle

Try it

vela
/a ˈvɛlɐ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice vela en portugués?

AFI
/a ˈvɛlɐ/

How do you pronounce vela in portugués?

vela is pronounced /a ˈvɛlɐ/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

A vela branca estava rasgada e precisava ser consertada.

The white sail was torn and needed to be repaired.

Aquela vela antiga era muito valiosa para o marinheiro.

That old sail was very valuable to the sailor.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Vela is feminine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Latin "vela" (plural of "velum", meaning sail), the etymology explanation is incomplete. In Portuguese, "vela" has two primary meanings: "candle" and "sail." The feminine gender is standard for this word in both senses. The transformation from Latin neuter plural to Portuguese feminine singular is a documented pattern in Romance language evolution, where many Latin neuter plurals were reanalyzed as feminine singulars in Portuguese and other Romance languages.

¿Cómo se dice candle en portugués?

En portugués, candle se dice a vela — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchbougielafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiancandelalafeminine

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