🇵🇹 Portuguese

ambulâncias

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 ambulâncias

ambulances

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ambulâncias
/as ɐ̃buˈlɐ̃sjɐs/
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How do you say ambulâncias in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ɐ̃buˈlɐ̃sjɐs/

How do you pronounce ambulâncias in Portuguese?

ambulâncias is pronounced /as ɐ̃buˈlɐ̃sjɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A ambulância vermelha chegou rápida ao hospital para socorrer a vítima.

The red ambulance arrived quickly at the hospital to help the victim.

Aquela ambulância antiga era muito lenta, por isso compramos uma nova e moderna.

That old ambulance was very slow, so we bought a new and modern one.

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Why is it feminine?

Ambulâncias is feminine because it derives from the Latin "ambulantia" (the act of walking/moving), which inherited the feminine gender of Latin words ending in "-antia"; this gender was preserved when the word entered Portuguese as a noun referring to mobile medical units.

What is the Portuguese word for ambulances?

The Portuguese word for ambulances is as ambulâncias — feminine.

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