🇵🇹 Portuguese

isca

feminine

a isca

bait

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isca
/a ˈiskɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say isca in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈiskɐ/

How do you pronounce isca in Portuguese?

isca is pronounced /a ˈiskɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A isca fresca que comprei no mercado atraiu muitos peixes.

The fresh bait that I bought at the market attracted many fish.

Essa isca vermelha é a melhor para pescar neste rio.

This red bait is the best one for fishing in this river.

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Why is it feminine?

Isca is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "esca" (feminine), which originally meant "food" or "bait" and followed the first declension pattern of Latin feminine nouns ending in -a. This Latin origin explains both the word's form and its grammatical gender.

What is the Portuguese word for bait?

The Portuguese word for bait is a isca — feminine.

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