🇵🇹 Portuguese

campainha

feminine

a campainha

doorbell

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campainha
/a kɐ̃paˈĩɲɐ/
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How do you say campainha in Portuguese?

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/a kɐ̃paˈĩɲɐ/

How do you pronounce campainha in Portuguese?

campainha is pronounced /a kɐ̃paˈĩɲɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A campainha velha da porta não funciona mais, então precisamos comprar uma nova.

The old doorbell doesn't work anymore, so we need to buy a new one.

Quando a campainha tocou, a menina assustada correu para abrir a porta da sua casa bonita.

When the doorbell rang, the frightened girl ran to open the door of her beautiful house.

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Why is it feminine?

Campainha is feminine because it derives from Latin "campanea" (a small bell or bell-shaped object), which inherited the feminine gender from Latin "campana" (bell); the diminutive suffix "-inha" in Portuguese preserves this grammatical gender while adding a sense of smallness or endearment.

What is the Portuguese word for doorbell?

The Portuguese word for doorbell is a campainha — feminine.

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