🇵🇹 portugués

velas

feminine

as velas

candles

Try it

velas
/as ˈvɛlɐs/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice velas en portugués?

AFI
/as ˈvɛlɐs/

How do you pronounce velas in portugués?

velas is pronounced /as ˈvɛlɐs/ 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?

Velas 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 candles en portugués?

En portugués, candles se dice as velas — feminine.

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