🇵🇹 Portuguese

área

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

a área

area

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área
/a ˈaɾiɐ/
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How do you say área in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈaɾiɐ/

How do you pronounce área in Portuguese?

área is pronounced /a ˈaɾiɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A área verde da cidade é muito grande e procurada pelos moradores.

The green area of the city is very large and sought after by residents.

Essa área comercial foi completamente reformada no ano passado.

This commercial area was completely renovated last year.

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Why is it feminine?

Área is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "area," which was feminine in gender, a pattern preserved in Romance languages where many Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" remained feminine. The Latin root itself likely came from Etruscan or another source, but the feminine classification has been maintained through the natural evolution of the language.

What is the Portuguese word for area?

The Portuguese word for area is a área — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishárealafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianareal'feminine

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