🇵🇹 Portuguese

angústia

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feminine

a angústia

anguish

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angústia
/a ɐ̃ˈɡustʃjɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say angústia in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ɐ̃ˈɡustʃjɐ/

How do you pronounce angústia in Portuguese?

angústia is pronounced /a ɐ̃ˈɡustʃjɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A angústia profunda que ela sentia a impediu de dormir a noite toda.

The deep anguish that she felt prevented her from sleeping all night long.

Aquela angústia constante e insuportável deixou-a completamente exaurida.

That constant and unbearable anguish left her completely exhausted.

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Why is it feminine?

Angústia is feminine because it derives from Latin *angustia* (feminine noun meaning "narrowness" or "tightness"), which retained its gender through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese. The Latin feminine ending *-ia* typically produced Portuguese feminine nouns ending in *-ia*, making this a regular development rather than an exception.

What is the Portuguese word for anguish?

The Portuguese word for anguish is a angústia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishangustialafeminine

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