Accordlentes
as lentes
lenses
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How do you say lentes in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce lentes in Portuguese?
lentes is pronounced /as ˈlẽtʃis/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A lente nova que comprei para meu microscópio é muito potente.
The new lens that I bought for my microscope is very powerful.
A lente antiga estava rachada e precisava ser substituída imediatamente.
The old lens was cracked and needed to be replaced immediately.
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Why is it feminine?
Lentes is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "lens" (stem "lentis"), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The term originally referred to a lentil (the legume) before being extended to optical lenses due to their similar shape.
What is the Portuguese word for lenses?
The Portuguese word for lenses is as lentes — feminine.
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