porta
a porta
door
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How do you say porta in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce porta in Portuguese?
porta is pronounced /a ˈpɔʁtɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A porta vermelha está aberta.
The red door is open. (feminine: a, vermelha)
Aquela porta antiga foi restaurada recentemente.
That old door was recently restored. (feminine: aquela, antiga)
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Why is it feminine?
Porta is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "porta" (door), which was feminine in Latin due to its ending in "-a," a standard feminine marker in Latin's first declension. This gender was preserved when the word evolved into Portuguese, where "-a" endings typically indicate feminine nouns.
What is the Portuguese word for door?
The Portuguese word for door is a porta — feminine.
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