🇵🇹 Portuguese

agências

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

as agências

agencies

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agências
/as aˈʒẽsiɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say agências in Portuguese?

IPA
/as aˈʒẽsiɐs/

How do you pronounce agências in Portuguese?

agências is pronounced /as aˈʒẽsiɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A agência de viagens é muito confiável e oferece pacotes internacionais excelentes.

The travel agency is very reliable and offers excellent international packages.

A agência bancária fechada estava completamente vazia quando passamos por lá.

The closed bank agency was completely empty when we passed by there.

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Why is it feminine?

Agências is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "agentia" (the quality of acting or doing), which inherited the feminine gender from its root "agens" (agent) combined with the feminine suffix "-ia" that was productive in Latin for forming abstract nouns. This Latin feminine ending "-ia" regularly became "-a" in Portuguese, preserving the feminine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for agencies?

The Portuguese word for agencies is as agências — feminine.

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