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as cruzes
crosses
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How do you say cruzes in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce cruzes in Portuguese?
cruzes is pronounced /as ˈkɾuzis/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A cruz vermelha foi erguida no topo da igreja.
The red cross was erected on top of the church.
Aquela cruz antiga é muito importante para a comunidade religiosa.
That old cross is very important for the religious community.
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Why is it feminine?
Cruzes (cross) is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "crux, crucis," which was feminine in the third declension, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. This Latin gender assignment has been preserved through the Romance languages despite the word's semantic reference to a physical object.
What is the Portuguese word for crosses?
The Portuguese word for crosses is as cruzes — feminine.
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