🇵🇹 Portuguese

fivela

feminine

a fivela

buckle

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fivela
/a fiˈvɛlɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fivela in Portuguese?

IPA
/a fiˈvɛlɐ/

How do you pronounce fivela in Portuguese?

fivela is pronounced /a fiˈvɛlɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A fivela dourada do meu cinto está quebrada e preciso comprar uma nova.

The golden buckle of my belt is broken and I need to buy a new one.

Encontrei uma fivela antiga muito bonita na loja de antiguidades.

I found a very beautiful antique buckle at the antique shop.

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Why is it feminine?

Fivela is a feminine noun in Portuguese meaning "buckle" or "clasp". It follows the common pattern where nouns ending in -a are typically feminine in Portuguese. The word derives from Latin "fibella" (a small brooch or clasp), which retained its feminine gender through the sound changes from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for buckle?

The Portuguese word for buckle is a fivela — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishhebillalafeminine

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