🇵🇹 Portuguese

premissa

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feminine

a premissa

premise

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premissa
/a pɾeˈmisɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say premissa in Portuguese?

IPA
/a pɾeˈmisɐ/

How do you pronounce premissa in Portuguese?

premissa is pronounced /a pɾeˈmisɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A premissa fundamental deste argumento é completamente falsa.

The fundamental premise of this argument is completely false.

Aquela premissa inicial foi rejeitada pelos juízes porque era muito vaga.

That initial premise was rejected by the judges because it was too vague.

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Why is it feminine?

Premissa is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "praemissa" (feminine past participle of "praemittere," meaning "to send beforehand"), which retained its feminine gender through Romance language evolution. The Latin feminine ending -a was preserved in Portuguese, making "premissa" naturally feminine like most Portuguese nouns ending in -a.

What is the Portuguese word for premise?

The Portuguese word for premise is a premissa — feminine.

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