morte
a morte
death
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How do you say morte in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce morte in Portuguese?
morte is pronounced /a ˈmɔʁtʃi/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A morte súbita do jogador chocou toda a nação.
The sudden death of the player shocked the entire nation.
Aquela morte trágica deixou uma marca indelével na história da família.
That tragic death left an indelible mark on the family's history.
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Why is it feminine?
Morte is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "mors, mortis" (feminine), which inherited the feminine gender from Proto-Indo-European roots associated with abstract concepts of death that were grammatically feminine in the ancestral language.
What is the Portuguese word for death?
The Portuguese word for death is a morte — feminine.
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