🇵🇹 portugais

fronteiras

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feminine

as fronteiras

borders

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fronteiras
/as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on fronteiras en portugais ?

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/as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/

How do you pronounce fronteiras in portugais?

fronteiras is pronounced /as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

A fronteira portuguesa é muito antiga e bem preservada.

The Portuguese border is very old and well preserved.

Esta fronteira marítima foi disputada entre os dois países durante séculos.

This maritime border was disputed between the two countries for centuries.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Fronteiras is feminine because it ends in "-eira", a productive feminine suffix in Portuguese. This suffix derives from Latin "-aria", which consistently produced feminine nouns. The word comes from Latin "frontaria" (frontier/border), itself derived from "frons" (front/forehead). The feminine gender was maintained through the regular sound changes from Latin "-aria" to Portuguese "-eira".

Comment dit-on borders en portugais ?

En portugais, borders se dit as fronteiras — feminine.

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