🇵🇹 Portuguese

história

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a história

history

Try it

história
/a isˈtɔɾiɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say história in Portuguese?

IPA
/a isˈtɔɾiɐ/

How do you pronounce história in Portuguese?

história is pronounced /a isˈtɔɾiɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A história antiga fascinava todos os estudiosos com suas mistérios perdidos.

The ancient (fem.) story fascinated all scholars with its lost mysteries.

Essa história interessante foi contada pela professora dedicada em sua aula especial.

That interesting (fem.) story was told by the dedicated (fem.) teacher in her special (fem.) class.

Swipe história in Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store

Why is it feminine?

História is feminine because it derives from Latin "historia," which was feminine in gender, following the pattern of Latin nouns ending in "-ia" that were typically assigned feminine gender. This gender assignment was preserved when the word evolved into Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for history?

The Portuguese word for history is a história — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishhistorialafeminine

Practice with Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store