🇵🇹 Portuguese

fábrica

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feminine

a fábrica

factory

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fábrica
/a ˈfabɾikɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fábrica in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈfabɾikɐ/

How do you pronounce fábrica in Portuguese?

fábrica is pronounced /a ˈfabɾikɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A fábrica antiga foi completamente reformada este ano.

The old factory was completely renovated this year.

A fábrica brasileira é muito moderna e eficiente.

The Brazilian factory is very modern and efficient.

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Why is it feminine?

Fábrica is feminine because it derives from Latin "fabrica," which was feminine in gender, and Portuguese retained this grammatical classification from its Romance language roots. The Latin word itself comes from "faber" (craftsman/smith), and the feminine form "fabrica" referred to a workshop or craft, a gender assignment that persisted through the evolution into Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for factory?

The Portuguese word for factory is a fábrica — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchusinel'feminine
🇮🇹 Italianfabbricalafeminine

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