🇵🇹 Portuguese

igualdade

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 igualdade

equality

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igualdade
/a iɡwawˈdadʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say igualdade in Portuguese?

IPA
/a iɡwawˈdadʒi/

How do you pronounce igualdade in Portuguese?

igualdade is pronounced /a iɡwawˈdadʒi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A igualdade social é fundamental para uma sociedade justa e igualitária.

Social equality is fundamental for a just and egalitarian society.

A igualdade de direitos foi conquistada através de muitas lutas políticas.

Equality of rights was achieved through many political struggles.

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Why is it feminine?

Igualdade is feminine because it derives from the Latin "aequalitas" (which was feminine in Latin), and Portuguese inherited the feminine gender along with the -dade suffix, which consistently produces feminine nouns in the language. The suffix -dade itself comes from Latin -ditas/-tatis and carries inherent feminine gender in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for equality?

The Portuguese word for equality is a igualdade — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchégalitél'feminine

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