🇵🇹 Portuguese

águas

feminine

as águas

waters

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águas
/as ˈaɡwɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say águas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈaɡwɐs/

How do you pronounce águas in Portuguese?

águas is pronounced /as ˈaɡwɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A água fria é refrescante no verão quente.

The cold water is refreshing in the hot summer.

A água suja deve ser filtrada antes de beber.

The dirty water must be filtered before drinking.

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Why is it feminine?

Águas is feminine because it derives from Latin "aqua," which was feminine in gender—a grammatical classification inherited directly by Portuguese and other Romance languages. The femininity has no semantic basis (water itself isn't inherently feminine) but simply reflects the arbitrary gender assignment in Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for waters?

The Portuguese word for waters is as águas — feminine.

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