🇵🇹 Portuguese

liberdade

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

a liberdade

freedom

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liberdade
/a libeʁˈdadʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say liberdade in Portuguese?

IPA
/a libeʁˈdadʒi/

How do you pronounce liberdade in Portuguese?

liberdade is pronounced /a libeʁˈdadʒi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A liberdade conquistada foi tão importante que todos celebraram a vitória histórica.

The conquered freedom was so important that everyone celebrated the historic victory.

Nossa liberdade pessoal é um direito fundamental que devemos proteger com determinação constante.

Our personal freedom is a fundamental right that we must protect with constant determination.

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Why is it feminine?

Liberdade is feminine because it derives from Latin "libertas," which was a feminine noun (ending in -tas, a productive feminine suffix in Latin), and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The -dade suffix in modern Portuguese, which comes from Latin -tatis, consistently marks feminine nouns, making "liberdade" naturally feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for freedom?

The Portuguese word for freedom is a liberdade — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchlibertélafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishlibertadlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianlibertàlafeminine

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