🇵🇹 portugais

prisão

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feminine

a prisão

prison

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prisão
/a pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on prisão en portugais ?

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/a pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce prisão in portugais?

prisão is pronounced /a pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

A prisão antiga foi completamente reformada para melhorar as condições dos detentos.

The old prison was completely reformed to improve the conditions of the inmates.

Essa prisão brasileira é considerada uma das mais superlotadas e perigosas do país.

This Brazilian prison is considered one of the most overcrowded and dangerous in the country.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Prisão is feminine because it derives from Latin "prehensio" (the act of seizing/grasping), a third declension feminine noun ending in "-io/-ionis." Portuguese feminine nouns ending in "-ão" regularly derive from Latin third declension feminine nouns in "-io/-ionis," preserving their feminine gender through Romance language evolution.

Comment dit-on prison en portugais ?

En portugais, prison se dit a prisão — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishprisiónlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianprigionelafeminine

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