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a geleira
glacier
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How do you say geleira in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce geleira in Portuguese?
geleira is pronounced /a ʒeˈlejɾɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A geleira antiga está desaparecendo rapidamente devido ao aquecimento global.
The old glacier is disappearing rapidly due to global warming.
Aquela geleira imensa e majestosa foi fotografada pela primeira vez há cem anos.
That immense and majestic glacier was photographed for the first time a hundred years ago.
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Why is it feminine?
Geleira is feminine because it ends in -eira, a productive feminine suffix in Portuguese. While it does derive from Latin roots related to ice (glacies), the modern gender is reinforced by the feminine -eira ending, which is consistently applied to feminine nouns in Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for glacier?
The Portuguese word for glacier is a geleira — feminine.
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