Accordplanta
a planta
plant
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How do you say planta in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce planta in Portuguese?
planta is pronounced /a ˈplɐ̃tɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A planta verde está morrendo porque não recebe água suficiente.
The green plant is dying because it doesn't receive enough water.
Esta planta exótica foi trazida de um país distante e é muito rara.
This exotic plant was brought from a distant country and is very rare.
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Why is it feminine?
Planta is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "planta," which was already feminine in the source language, following the first declension pattern (-a ending) typical of feminine nouns in Latin. This gender was simply inherited and preserved as Portuguese evolved from Vulgar Latin.
What is the Portuguese word for plant?
The Portuguese word for plant is a planta — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | pianta | la | feminine |
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