🇵🇹 Portuguese

lousas

feminine

as lousas

chalkboards

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lousas
/as ˈlozɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lousas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈlozɐs/

How do you pronounce lousas in Portuguese?

lousas is pronounced /as ˈlozɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A lousa preta da sala de aula estava completamente apagada.

The black blackboard in the classroom was completely erased.

A lousa velha e suja precisava ser substituída por uma nova.

The old and dirty blackboard needed to be replaced by a new one.

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Why is it feminine?

Lousas is feminine because it derives from Latin "lauza" (a slate stone), which was feminine in gender, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the noun itself. The Latin root likely came from a Celtic language, reflecting the historical linguistic layers of the Iberian Peninsula.

What is the Portuguese word for chalkboards?

The Portuguese word for chalkboards is as lousas — feminine.

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