🇵🇹 Portuguese

fábricas

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feminine

as fábricas

factories

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fábricas
/as ˈfabɾikɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fábricas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈfabɾikɐs/

How do you pronounce fábricas in Portuguese?

fábricas is pronounced /as ˈfabɾikɐs/ 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?

Fábricas 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 factories?

The Portuguese word for factories is as fábricas — feminine.

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