🇵🇹 Portuguese

canções

feminine

as canções

songs

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canções
/as kɐ̃ˈsõj̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say canções in Portuguese?

IPA
/as kɐ̃ˈsõj̃s/

How do you pronounce canções in Portuguese?

canções is pronounced /as kɐ̃ˈsõj̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A canção brasileira é muito famosa no mundo todo.

The Brazilian song is very famous throughout the world.

Essa canção popular foi a primeira música que aprendi a cantar.

That popular song was the first music I learned to sing.

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Why is it feminine?

Canções is feminine because it derives from Latin "cantio" (a singing), which belonged to the third declension feminine nouns ending in "-io"; this Latin feminine gender was preserved through the Portuguese suffix "-ção," which consistently produces feminine nouns in modern Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for songs?

The Portuguese word for songs is as canções — feminine.

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