🇵🇹 portugais

costas

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feminine

as costas

coasts

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costas
/as ˈkɔstɐs/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on costas en portugais ?

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/as ˈkɔstɐs/

How do you pronounce costas in portugais?

costas is pronounced /as ˈkɔstɐs/ 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 ?

Costas 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 coasts en portugais ?

En portugais, coasts se dit as costas — feminine.

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