🇵🇹 portugais

pontes

feminine

as pontes

bridges

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pontes
/as ˈpõtʃis/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on pontes en portugais ?

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/as ˈpõtʃis/

How do you pronounce pontes in portugais?

pontes is pronounced /as ˈpõtʃis/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

A ponte antiga foi destruída pelo terremoto.

The old bridge was destroyed by the earthquake.

A ponte de ferro é muito bonita e conecta as duas cidades.

The iron bridge is very beautiful and connects the two cities.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Pontes is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "pons, pontis," which was masculine in gender. However, Portuguese underwent a gender shift where many Latin masculine nouns ending in -s were reanalyzed as feminine during the transition from Latin to Portuguese, particularly those that developed into words ending in -e. This represents a regular but significant gender reclassification rather than simple gender retention.

Comment dit-on bridges en portugais ?

En portugais, bridges se dit as pontes — feminine.

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