🇵🇹 Portuguese

essências

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 essências

essences

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essências
/as eˈsẽsjɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say essências in Portuguese?

IPA
/as eˈsẽsjɐs/

How do you pronounce essências in Portuguese?

essências is pronounced /as eˈsẽsjɐs/ 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?

Essências 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 essences?

The Portuguese word for essences is as essências — feminine.

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