🇵🇹 Portuguese

essência

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 essência

essence

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essência
/a eˈsẽsjɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say essência in Portuguese?

IPA
/a eˈsẽsjɐ/

How do you pronounce essência in Portuguese?

essência is pronounced /a eˈsẽsjɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A essência pura do café brasileiro é reconhecida mundialmente.

The pure essence of Brazilian coffee is recognized worldwide. (fem. article 'a' + fem. adjective 'pura')

Esta essência aromática foi importada diretamente da França.

This aromatic essence was imported directly from France. (fem. article/demonstrative 'esta' + fem. adjective 'aromática')

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Why is it feminine?

Essência is feminine because it derives from Latin "essentia," which was a feminine noun (following the first declension pattern of Latin nouns ending in -a, typically feminine), and Portuguese preserved this gender through its regular sound changes and inheritance patterns.

What is the Portuguese word for essence?

The Portuguese word for essence is a essência — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishesencialafeminine

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