🇵🇹 Portuguese

igualdades

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feminine

as igualdades

equalities

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igualdades
/as iɡwawˈdadʒis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say igualdades in Portuguese?

IPA
/as iɡwawˈdadʒis/

How do you pronounce igualdades in Portuguese?

igualdades is pronounced /as iɡwawˈdadʒis/ 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?

Igualdades 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 equalities?

The Portuguese word for equalities is as igualdades — feminine.

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