🇵🇹 Portuguese

escultura

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feminine

a escultura

sculpture

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escultura
/a iskuwˈtuɾɐ/
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How do you say escultura in Portuguese?

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/a iskuwˈtuɾɐ/

How do you pronounce escultura in Portuguese?

escultura is pronounced /a iskuwˈtuɾɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A escultura antiga foi restaurada com cuidado especial porque era muito frágil.

The ancient sculpture was carefully restored because it was very fragile.

A escultura moderna que visitamos ontem é considerada uma obra-prima internacional.

The modern sculpture that we visited yesterday is considered an international masterpiece.

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Why is it feminine?

Escultura is feminine because it derives from Latin "sculptura," which inherited the feminine gender of the Latin "-tura" suffix. This suffix is a productive feminine-forming suffix in Romance languages that typically denoted actions, results, or abstract concepts. Examples include "pintura" (painting) and "atura" patterns in similar words.

What is the Portuguese word for sculpture?

The Portuguese word for sculpture is a escultura — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsculpturelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishesculturalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiansculturalafeminine

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