🇵🇹 Portuguese

fêmea

feminine

a fêmea

female

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fêmea
/a ˈfɛmeɐ/
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How do you say fêmea in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈfɛmeɐ/

How do you pronounce fêmea in Portuguese?

fêmea is pronounced /a ˈfɛmeɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A fêmea dominante do bando é muito agressiva e territorial.

The dominant female of the pack is very aggressive and territorial.

A fêmea grávida precisa de cuidados especiais durante o período de gestação.

The pregnant female needs special care during the gestation period.

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Why is it feminine?

Fêmea is feminine because it derives from Latin "femina" (woman), which was grammatically feminine, and Portuguese retained both the feminine gender and the Latin root morphology. The word's semantic association with biological femaleness reinforced its feminine grammatical classification through centuries of language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for female?

The Portuguese word for female is a fêmea — feminine.

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