🇵🇹 Portuguese

baterias

feminine

as baterias

drum sets

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baterias
/as bateˈɾiɐs/
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How do you say baterias in Portuguese?

IPA
/as bateˈɾiɐs/

How do you pronounce baterias in Portuguese?

baterias is pronounced /as bateˈɾiɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A bateria nova do meu carro está completamente carregada.

The new battery of my car is completely charged.

A bateria antiga foi substituída por uma mais potente.

The old battery was replaced by a more powerful one.

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Why is it feminine?

Baterias is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "batteria" (related to "battere," to beat), which referred to a group of military units or percussion instruments, and Portuguese retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor. The -ia ending, typically marking feminine nouns in Portuguese, further reinforced this gender classification.

What is the Portuguese word for drum sets?

The Portuguese word for drum sets is as baterias — feminine.

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