🇵🇹 Portuguese

montanha

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feminine

a montanha

mountain

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montanha
/a mõˈtɐ̃ɲɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say montanha in Portuguese?

IPA
/a mõˈtɐ̃ɲɐ/

How do you pronounce montanha in Portuguese?

montanha is pronounced /a mõˈtɐ̃ɲɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A montanha alta foi coberta por neve branca durante o inverno rigoroso.

The tall mountain was covered by white snow during the harsh winter.

Aquela montanha majestosa é a mais bonita da região inteira.

That majestic mountain is the most beautiful one in the entire region.

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Why is it feminine?

Montanha is feminine because it derives from Latin "montanea" (feminine form of the adjective "montaneus," meaning mountainous), which evolved into the feminine noun form in Portuguese; the -a ending inherited from Latin feminine forms typically signals feminine gender in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for mountain?

The Portuguese word for mountain is a montanha — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmontagnelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishmontañalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianmontagnalafeminine

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