🇵🇹 Portuguese

medida

feminine

a medida

measure

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medida
/a meˈdʒidɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say medida in Portuguese?

IPA
/a meˈdʒidɐ/

How do you pronounce medida in Portuguese?

medida is pronounced /a meˈdʒidɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A medida nova foi implementada com sucesso na empresa.

The new measure was successfully implemented in the company.

Esta medida preventiva é essencial para evitar acidentes graves.

This preventive measure is essential to prevent serious accidents.

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Why is it feminine?

Medida is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "mensura" (measurement). Portuguese inherited this feminine gender through regular sound changes in Romance language development, where Latin -a endings typically remained feminine in Portuguese nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for measure?

The Portuguese word for measure is a medida — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianmisuralafeminine

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