🇵🇹 Portuguese

melodia

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 melodia

melody

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melodia
/a meloˈdʒiɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say melodia in Portuguese?

IPA
/a meloˈdʒiɐ/

How do you pronounce melodia in Portuguese?

melodia is pronounced /a meloˈdʒiɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A melodia bonita que ouvi ontem ainda ecoa na minha mente.

The beautiful melody that I heard yesterday still echoes in my mind.

Essa melodia tradicional portuguesa é muito conhecida e apreciada em toda a Europa.

That traditional Portuguese melody is very well-known and appreciated throughout Europe.

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Why is it feminine?

Melodia is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "melodia" (itself from Greek "melodía"), which was already feminine in Latin. The -ia ending in Portuguese is a strong indicator of feminine gender, particularly for abstract nouns and words borrowed from Latin. This feminine gender was preserved when the word passed into Romance languages like Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for melody?

The Portuguese word for melody is a melodia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmélodielafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishmelodíalafeminine

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