🇵🇹 Portuguese

premissas

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feminine

as premissas

premises

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premissas
/as pɾeˈmisɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say premissas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as pɾeˈmisɐs/

How do you pronounce premissas in Portuguese?

premissas is pronounced /as pɾeˈmisɐs/ 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?

Premissas 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 premises?

The Portuguese word for premises is as premissas — feminine.

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