🇵🇹 portugais

costa

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feminine

a costa

coast

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costa
/a ˈkɔstɐ/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on costa en portugais ?

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/a ˈkɔstɐ/

How do you pronounce costa in portugais?

costa is pronounced /a ˈkɔstɐ/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

A costa brasileira é muito extensa e possui praias belíssimas.

The Brazilian coast is very extensive and has beautiful beaches.

A costa atlântica foi explorada por navegadores corajosos durante séculos.

The Atlantic coast was explored by brave navigators for centuries.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Costa is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "costa" (rib, side), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Portuguese retained this gender classification when the word evolved. The feminine gender persisted even though the word's meaning shifted to primarily mean "coast" in modern Portuguese.

Comment dit-on coast en portugais ?

En portugais, coast se dit a costa — feminine.

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