Accordimpressora
a impressora
printer
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How do you say impressora in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce impressora in Portuguese?
impressora is pronounced /a ĩpɾeˈsoɾɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A impressora nova que comprei está quebrada, então preciso levá-la ao conserto.
The new printer that I bought is broken, so I need to take it to be repaired.
Aquela impressora antiga era muito barulhenta, mas ela funcionava perfeitamente.
That old printer was very noisy, but it worked perfectly.
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Why is it feminine?
Impressora is feminine because it derives from Latin "impressa" (the feminine past participle of "imprimere," meaning "to imprint" or "to print"). In Portuguese, the "-a" ending is the standard feminine singular marker for agent nouns and derived nouns, and "impressora" follows this pattern as the feminine form meaning "the one that prints" or "printer." The feminine gender was inherited through the Latin feminine form and is reinforced by the productive "-a" ending in Portuguese's gender system.
What is the Portuguese word for printer?
The Portuguese word for printer is a impressora — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | imprimante | l' | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | impresora | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | stampante | la | feminine |
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