🇵🇹 Portuguese

calçadas

feminine

as calçadas

sidewalks

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calçadas
/as kawˈsadɐs/
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How do you say calçadas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as kawˈsadɐs/

How do you pronounce calçadas in Portuguese?

calçadas is pronounced /as kawˈsadɐs/ 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?

Calçadas 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 sidewalks?

The Portuguese word for sidewalks is as calçadas — feminine.

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