🇵🇹 Portuguese

impressoras

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feminine

as impressoras

printers

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impressoras
/as ĩpɾeˈsoɾɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say impressoras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ĩpɾeˈsoɾɐs/

How do you pronounce impressoras in Portuguese?

impressoras is pronounced /as ĩpɾeˈsoɾɐs/ 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?

Impressoras 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 printers?

The Portuguese word for printers is as impressoras — feminine.

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