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a ciência
science
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How do you say ciência in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce ciência in Portuguese?
ciência is pronounced /a siˈẽsiɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A ciência moderna é fascinante e revolucionária.
Modern science is fascinating and revolutionary. (The feminine article 'a' and feminine adjectives 'moderna' and 'revolucionária' agree with the feminine noun 'ciência')
A ciência antiga era menos precisa do que a ciência atual.
Ancient science was less precise than current science. (The feminine article 'a' and feminine adjectives 'antiga' and 'atual' must agree with the feminine noun 'ciência'; using masculine forms would be grammatically incorrect)
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Why is it feminine?
Ciência is feminine because it derives from Latin "scientia," which was a feminine noun (ending in -a), and Portuguese preserved this grammatical gender through sound changes and regular inheritance patterns. The -a ending in Portuguese typically marks feminine nouns, a pattern that carried over from Latin feminine first declension nouns like scientia.
What is the Portuguese word for science?
The Portuguese word for science is a ciência — feminine.
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