🇵🇹 Portuguese

paz

feminine

a paz

peace

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paz
/a ˈpas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say paz in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈpas/

How do you pronounce paz in Portuguese?

paz is pronounced /a ˈpas/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A paz mundial é frágil e precisa ser protegida por todas as nações.

World peace is fragile and needs to be protected by all nations.

A paz duradoura que buscamos exige sacrifícios e compromissos genuínos.

The lasting peace that we seek requires sacrifices and genuine commitments.

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Why is it feminine?

Paz is feminine because it derives from Latin "pāx, pācis," which was a third-declension feminine noun, and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender through sound changes that obscured the Latin case endings. The -z ending in modern Portuguese is a reflex of the Latin nominative/accusative -x, preserving the original feminine classification from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for peace?

The Portuguese word for peace is a paz — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpaixlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianpacelafeminine

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