🇵🇹 Portuguese

bases

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feminine

as bases

bases

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bases
/as ˈbazis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bases in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈbazis/

How do you pronounce bases in Portuguese?

bases is pronounced /as ˈbazis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A base militar nova foi construída em território estratégico.

The new military base was built in strategic territory.

Precisamos de uma base sólida e bem estabelecida para o nosso projeto.

We need a solid and well-established base for our project.

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Why is it feminine?

Bases is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "basis," which belonged to the third declension and was treated as feminine in Romance languages, following the pattern of many Latin feminine nouns ending in -is that became -e in Portuguese. This feminine assignment persisted even though the -e ending is typically associated with masculine nouns in modern Portuguese, making it an exception to the standard gender rules.

What is the Portuguese word for bases?

The Portuguese word for bases is as bases — feminine.

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