🇵🇹 Portuguese

folhas

feminine

as folhas

leaves

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folhas
/as ˈfoʎɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say folhas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈfoʎɐs/

How do you pronounce folhas in Portuguese?

folhas is pronounced /as ˈfoʎɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A folha verde caiu da árvore durante o outono.

The green leaf fell from the tree during autumn.

Encontrei uma folha antiga e amarelada no livro antigo.

I found an old and yellowed leaf in the old book.

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Why is it feminine?

Folhas is feminine because it derives from Latin "folia," the neuter plural of "folium" (leaf), which became reanalyzed as a feminine singular noun in Portuguese and other Romance languages as the Latin neuter gender collapsed. This grammatical shift occurred because the -a ending, inherited from Latin feminine forms, made speakers reinterpret the word as feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for leaves?

The Portuguese word for leaves is as folhas — feminine.

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