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a antena
antenna
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How do you say antena in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce antena in Portuguese?
antena is pronounced /a ɐ̃ˈtenɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A antena nova captou o sinal fraco da estação de rádio distante.
The new antenna picked up the weak signal from the distant radio station.
A antena velha estava danificada, então precisávamos de uma antena moderna para melhorar a recepção.
The old antenna was damaged, so we needed a modern antenna to improve reception.
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Why is it feminine?
Antena is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin "antenna" (feminine noun), which originally referred to a yard-arm or sail-yard on a ship before being applied to sensory appendages of insects and later to radio-receiving devices. The feminine ending "-a" was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese, following the standard pattern for first-declension Latin nouns.
What is the Portuguese word for antenna?
The Portuguese word for antenna is a antena — feminine.
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