🇵🇹 Portuguese

mamães

feminine

as mamães

mommies

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mamães
/as maˈmɐ̃j̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mamães in Portuguese?

IPA
/as maˈmɐ̃j̃s/

How do you pronounce mamães in Portuguese?

mamães is pronounced /as maˈmɐ̃j̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A mamãe dela é muito dedicada e carinhosa com os filhos.

Her mom is very dedicated and affectionate with her children.

Minha mamãe querida preparou um bolo delicioso para a festa.

My dear mom prepared a delicious cake for the party.

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Why is it feminine?

Mamães is feminine because it derives from Latin "mamma" (breast), which was a feminine noun. Portuguese retained this grammatical gender through phonetic evolution. The suffix "-ãe" is a diminutive/affectionate suffix that preserved the feminine gender of the base word.

What is the Portuguese word for mommies?

The Portuguese word for mommies is as mamães — feminine.

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