🇵🇹 Portuguese

cordas

feminine

as cordas

ropes

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cordas
/as ˈkɔʁdɐs/
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How do you say cordas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈkɔʁdɐs/

How do you pronounce cordas in Portuguese?

cordas is pronounced /as ˈkɔʁdɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A corda comprida estava pendurada na parede da garagem.

The long rope was hanging on the garage wall.

Aquela corda velha não é resistente o suficiente para sustentar o peso.

That old rope is not strong enough to support the weight.

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Why is it feminine?

Cordas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "chorda" (meaning string or cord), which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender through the Romance language evolution. The Latin term itself came from Greek "χορδή" (chordē), also feminine, originally referring to the strings of musical instruments.

What is the Portuguese word for ropes?

The Portuguese word for ropes is as cordas — feminine.

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