🇵🇹 Portuguese

economia

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

a economia

economy

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economia
/a ekonoˈmiɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say economia in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ekonoˈmiɐ/

How do you pronounce economia in Portuguese?

economia is pronounced /a ekonoˈmiɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A economia brasileira está se recuperando lentamente após a crise.

The Brazilian economy is recovering slowly after the crisis.

A economia global foi muito afetada pela pandemia recente.

The global economy was greatly affected by the recent pandemic.

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Why is it feminine?

Economia is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "oeconomia," which inherited the feminine gender from Greek "oikonomía" (οἰκονομία), a noun ending in "-ia" that was feminine in both source languages. This gender has been preserved through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for economy?

The Portuguese word for economy is a economia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchéconomiel'feminine
🇪🇸 Spanisheconomíalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianeconomial'feminine

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