paciência
a paciência
patience
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How do you say paciência in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce paciência in Portuguese?
paciência is pronounced /ɐ pasiˈẽsiɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A paciência necessária para ensinar crianças é verdadeiramente admirável.
The patience necessary to teach children is truly admirable.
Minha paciência com aquele cliente impaciante tinha chegado ao fim.
My patience with that impatient client had come to an end.
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Why is it feminine?
Paciência is feminine because it derives from Latin "patientia," which was a first declension noun ending in "-ia"—a category that was consistently feminine in Latin. This Latin gender was preserved when the word evolved into Portuguese, where nouns ending in "-ência" typically remain feminine.
What is the Portuguese word for patience?
The Portuguese word for patience is a paciência — feminine.
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