🇵🇹 Portuguese

mapa

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o mapa

map

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mapa
/u ˈmapɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mapa in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈmapɐ/

How do you pronounce mapa in Portuguese?

mapa is pronounced /u ˈmapɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O mapa antigo mostrava caminhos que não existem mais.

The old map showed paths that no longer exist.

Este mapa político é muito detalhado e útil para o nosso projeto.

This political map is very detailed and useful for our project.

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Why is it masculine?

Mapa is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "mappa" (a cloth or napkin), which was a feminine noun in Latin. However, in Portuguese, Greek-origin nouns ending in "-a" (like "mapa," "sistema," "problema") are typically masculine, following the pattern of Greek neuter nouns that were reinterpreted as masculine in Romance languages rather than feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for map?

The Portuguese word for map is o mapa — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishmapaelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianmappa flips!lafeminine

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