🇵🇹 Portuguese

lacunas

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

as lacunas

gaps

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lacunas
/as laˈkunɐs/
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How do you say lacunas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as laˈkunɐs/

How do you pronounce lacunas in Portuguese?

lacunas is pronounced /as laˈkunɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A lacuna importante no seu argumento deixa muitas perguntas sem resposta.

The important gap in your argument leaves many questions unanswered.

Essa lacuna legal foi finalmente preenchida pela nova legislação.

That legal loophole was finally filled by the new legislation.

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Why is it feminine?

Lacunas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "lacūna" (feminine), which originally meant a gap or pool of water and followed the first declension pattern of Latin feminine nouns ending in -a. The feminine gender was preserved during the Romance language evolution from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for gaps?

The Portuguese word for gaps is as lacunas — feminine.

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