🇵🇹 Portuguese

antenas

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 antenas

antennas

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antenas
/as ɐ̃ˈtenɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say antenas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ɐ̃ˈtenɐs/

How do you pronounce antenas in Portuguese?

antenas is pronounced /as ɐ̃ˈtenɐs/ 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?

Antenas 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 antennas?

The Portuguese word for antennas is as antenas — feminine.

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