🇵🇹 Portuguese

decisão

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feminine

a decisão

decision

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decisão
/a desiˈzɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say decisão in Portuguese?

IPA
/a desiˈzɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce decisão in Portuguese?

decisão is pronounced /a desiˈzɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A decisão final foi muito importante para a empresa.

The final decision was very important for the company.

Aquela decisão difícil deixou-a preocupada durante semanas.

That difficult decision left her worried for weeks.

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Why is it feminine?

Decisão is feminine because it derives from Latin "decisio" (nominative form), which was a third-declension feminine noun. In Portuguese, nouns ending in "-ão" that derive from Latin third-declension nouns (particularly those from "-sio") typically maintain feminine gender as a historical inheritance. However, it should be noted that not all Portuguese "-ão" nouns are feminine; many are masculine, making this a historical rather than a purely morphological rule.

What is the Portuguese word for decision?

The Portuguese word for decision is a decisão — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdécisionlafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishdecisiónlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiandecisionelafeminine

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