🇵🇹 portugais

nucas

feminine

as nucas

napes

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nucas
/as ˈnukɐs/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on nucas en portugais ?

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/as ˈnukɐs/

How do you pronounce nucas in portugais?

nucas is pronounced /as ˈnukɐs/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

A nuca delicada da bailarina foi tocada pelo cabelo comprido.

The dancer's delicate nape was touched by her long hair.

A nuca vermelha e inchada da criança indicava que ela havia se batido.

The child's red and swollen nape indicated that she had hit herself.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Nucas (nape of the neck) is feminine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Latin "nucha," the Arabic origin and the claim that it retained feminine gender through borrowing is speculative and not well-established in standard etymological sources. The feminine gender is better explained by the Latin feminine form "nucha" (-a ending typically marks feminine nouns in Portuguese and Romance languages), which Portuguese inherited directly.

Comment dit-on napes en portugais ?

En portugais, napes se dit as nucas — feminine.

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