🇵🇹 Portuguese

cadeiras

feminine

as cadeiras

chairs

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cadeiras
/as kaˈdejɾɐs/
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How do you say cadeiras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as kaˈdejɾɐs/

How do you pronounce cadeiras in Portuguese?

cadeiras is pronounced /as kaˈdejɾɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A cadeira vermelha está quebrada e precisa ser consertada.

The red chair is broken and needs to be fixed.

Comprei uma cadeira nova e confortável para meu escritório.

I bought a new and comfortable chair for my office.

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Why is it feminine?

Cadeiras is feminine because it derives from Latin "cathedra" (also feminine), which itself comes from Greek "kathedra" (κάθεδρα), meaning "seat" or "chair"—a noun that carried feminine gender in both source languages and retained it through Portuguese's evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for chairs?

The Portuguese word for chairs is as cadeiras — feminine.

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