🇵🇹 Portuguese

dunas

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

as dunas

dunes

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dunas
/as ˈdunɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say dunas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈdunɐs/

How do you pronounce dunas in Portuguese?

dunas is pronounced /as ˈdunɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A duna alta foi completamente coberta pela maré alta.

The tall dune was completely covered by the high tide.

Aquela duna dourada é a mais bonita de toda a praia.

That golden dune is the most beautiful one on the entire beach.

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Why is it feminine?

Dunas is feminine in Portuguese. The word follows the productive feminine pattern in Portuguese where nouns ending in -a are typically feminine. While the word has roots in Germanic languages (related to English "dune"), the gender is correctly assigned according to Portuguese's grammatical system where -a ending nouns are predominantly feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for dunes?

The Portuguese word for dunes is as dunas — feminine.

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