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as pombas
doves
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How do you say pombas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce pombas in Portuguese?
pombas is pronounced /as ˈpõbɐs/ 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?
Pombas (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 doves?
The Portuguese word for doves is as pombas — feminine.
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