Accordborboleta
a borboleta
butterfly
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How do you say borboleta in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce borboleta in Portuguese?
borboleta is pronounced /a boʁboˈlɛtɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A borboleta azul pousou delicadamente na flor amarela.
The blue butterfly landed delicately on the yellow flower.
Aquela borboleta branca é muito rara e bonita nesta região.
That white butterfly is very rare and beautiful in this region.
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Why is it feminine?
Borboleta is feminine because it derives from Latin "papilionem" (masculine), but Portuguese inherited the form "papileta" which evolved into "borboleta." The suffix "-eta" functioned as a feminine diminutive ending in Portuguese, reassigning the noun to the feminine gender. This represents a gender shift driven by morphological reanalysis rather than direct gender inheritance from Latin.
What is the Portuguese word for butterfly?
The Portuguese word for butterfly is a borboleta — feminine.
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