🇵🇹 Portuguese

dúvida

feminine

a dúvida

doubt

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dúvida
/a ˈduvidɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say dúvida in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈduvidɐ/

How do you pronounce dúvida in Portuguese?

dúvida is pronounced /a ˈduvidɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A dúvida grande que ela tinha foi finalmente resolvida.

The big doubt that she had was finally resolved.

Essa dúvida é tão persistente que a deixa confusa.

This doubt is so persistent that it leaves her confused.

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Why is it feminine?

Dúvida is feminine because it derives from Latin "dubium" (neuter noun meaning "doubt"), which became feminine in Portuguese through the phonetic evolution of the Latin neuter ending "-um" to the Portuguese feminine ending "-a". Portuguese nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine, following patterns inherited from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for doubt?

The Portuguese word for doubt is a dúvida — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdoute flips!lemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishdudalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiandubbio flips!ilmasculine

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