🇵🇹 Portuguese

opinião

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feminine

a opinião

opinion

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opinião
/a opiniˈɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say opinião in Portuguese?

IPA
/a opiniˈɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce opinião in Portuguese?

opinião is pronounced /a opiniˈɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A opinião pública é muito importante para a democracia.

Public opinion is very important for democracy.

Sua opinião pessoal foi completamente ignorada na reunião.

Her personal opinion was completely ignored in the meeting.

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Why is it feminine?

Opinião is feminine because it derives from Latin "opinio," which was a feminine noun (following the third declension pattern common to many Latin abstract nouns ending in -io). This Latin gender was preserved in Portuguese along with the feminine -ão ending that evolved from the Latin feminine nominative form.

What is the Portuguese word for opinion?

The Portuguese word for opinion is a opinião — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishopiniónlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianparere flips!ilmasculine

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