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a pomba
dove
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How do you say pomba in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce pomba in Portuguese?
pomba is pronounced /a ˈpõbɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A pomba branca pousou no meu peitoril esta manhã.
The white dove landed on my windowsill this morning.
Essa pomba cinzenta é muito assustada e não se aproxima de nós.
That gray dove is very scared and doesn't come near us.
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Why is it feminine?
Pomba (dove) is feminine because it derives from Latin "columba," which was feminine in gender, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender assignment along with the word itself. The Latin feminine ending "-a" became the standard Portuguese feminine marker, so the word retained its original gender classification.
What is the Portuguese word for dove?
The Portuguese word for dove is a pomba — feminine.
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