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a calçada
sidewalk
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How do you say calçada in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce calçada in Portuguese?
calçada is pronounced /a kawˈsadɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A calçada antiga estava quebrada e perigosa para os pedestres.
The old sidewalk was broken and dangerous for pedestrians.
A calçada molhada ficou muito escorregadia depois da chuva.
The wet sidewalk became very slippery after the rain.
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Why is it feminine?
Calçada is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "calciata" (a paved way), which came from "calcis" (heel/lime) and retained the feminine gender through Portuguese's Romance language evolution. The "-ada" ending, which typically marks feminine past participles and derived nouns in Portuguese, reinforced this feminine classification.
What is the Portuguese word for sidewalk?
The Portuguese word for sidewalk is a calçada — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | trottoir flips! | le | masculine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | acera | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | marciapiede flips! | il | masculine |
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