🇵🇹 Portuguese

geadas

feminine

as geadas

frosts

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geadas
/as ʒeˈadɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say geadas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ʒeˈadɐs/

How do you pronounce geadas in Portuguese?

geadas is pronounced /as ʒeˈadɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A geada matinal destruiu toda a plantação delicada do agricultor.

The morning frost destroyed the farmer's entire delicate plantation.

A geada intensa e inesperada congelou as flores que estavam desabrochando.

The intense and unexpected frost froze the flowers that were blooming.

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Why is it feminine?

Geadas (frost) is feminine because it derives from Latin "gelata" (frozen), the feminine past participle of "gelare" (to freeze), which retained its feminine gender through the Romance language evolution. Portuguese maintained the Latin grammatical gender of this participle-derived noun.

What is the Portuguese word for frosts?

The Portuguese word for frosts is as geadas — feminine.

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