🇵🇹 Portuguese

letras

feminine

as letras

letters

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letras
/as ˈletɾɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say letras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈletɾɐs/

How do you pronounce letras in Portuguese?

letras is pronounced /as ˈletɾɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A letra cursiva é mais elegante que a letra de imprensa.

Cursive handwriting is more elegant than print handwriting.

A letra grande e clara facilitou a leitura do documento antigo.

The large and clear handwriting made reading the old document easier.

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Why is it feminine?

Letras is feminine because it descends from Latin "littera" (feminine), which was the standard term for a letter or character of the alphabet in classical Rome. Like most Portuguese nouns ending in "-a" derived from Latin feminine "-a" endings, it retained the feminine gender through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for letters?

The Portuguese word for letters is as letras — feminine.

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