🇵🇹 Portuguese

farmácia

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feminine

a farmácia

pharmacy

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farmácia
/a faʁˈmasjɐ/
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How do you say farmácia in Portuguese?

IPA
/a faʁˈmasjɐ/

How do you pronounce farmácia in Portuguese?

farmácia is pronounced /a faʁˈmasjɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A farmácia nova perto da minha casa vende remédios importados.

The new pharmacy near my house sells imported medicines.

A farmácia mais próxima estava fechada, então procurei uma outra aberta.

The closest pharmacy was closed, so I looked for another open one.

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Why is it feminine?

Farmácia is feminine because it derives from Latin "pharmacia," which inherited the feminine gender from Greek "pharmakeia" (φαρμακεία). The Greek word uses the feminine suffix "-eia," and this feminine gender was preserved through the Romance language evolution into Portuguese. In Portuguese, the "-ia" ending is typically associated with feminine nouns, further reinforcing the feminine gender of "farmácia."

What is the Portuguese word for pharmacy?

The Portuguese word for pharmacy is a farmácia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpharmacielafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianfarmacialafeminine

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