🇵🇹 Portuguese

fronteiras

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feminine

as fronteiras

borders

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fronteiras
/as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fronteiras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/

How do you pronounce fronteiras in Portuguese?

fronteiras is pronounced /as fɾõˈtejɾɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A fronteira portuguesa é muito antiga e bem preservada.

The Portuguese border is very old and well preserved.

Esta fronteira marítima foi disputada entre os dois países durante séculos.

This maritime border was disputed between the two countries for centuries.

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Why is it feminine?

Fronteiras is feminine because it ends in "-eira", a productive feminine suffix in Portuguese. This suffix derives from Latin "-aria", which consistently produced feminine nouns. The word comes from Latin "frontaria" (frontier/border), itself derived from "frons" (front/forehead). The feminine gender was maintained through the regular sound changes from Latin "-aria" to Portuguese "-eira".

What is the Portuguese word for borders?

The Portuguese word for borders is as fronteiras — feminine.

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