🇵🇹 Portuguese

feira

feminine

a feira

fair

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feira
/a ˈfejɾɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say feira in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈfejɾɐ/

How do you pronounce feira in Portuguese?

feira is pronounced /a ˈfejɾɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A feira semanal é muito grande e colorida, atraindo muitos visitantes.

The weekly market is very large and colorful, attracting many visitors.

Aquela feira tradicional estava fechada ontem porque era feriado nacional.

That traditional market was closed yesterday because it was a national holiday.

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Why is it feminine?

Feira is feminine because it derives from Latin "feria" (a weekday or market day), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin feminine ending "-a" naturally carried over as the standard feminine marker in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for fair?

The Portuguese word for fair is a feira — feminine.

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