🇵🇹 Portuguese

quantidade

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feminine

a quantidade

quantity

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quantidade
/a kwɐ̃tʃiˈdadʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say quantidade in Portuguese?

IPA
/a kwɐ̃tʃiˈdadʒi/

How do you pronounce quantidade in Portuguese?

quantidade is pronounced /a kwɐ̃tʃiˈdadʒi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A quantidade grande de chuva causou inundações na região.

The large quantity of rain caused floods in the region.

Essa quantidade insuficiente de alimentos preocupou os organizadores do evento.

That insufficient quantity of food worried the event organizers.

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Why is it feminine?

Quantidade is feminine because it derives from Latin "quantitas," which is a third declension feminine noun. The Latin suffix "-itas" regularly produced feminine nouns in Portuguese, following the pattern where words ending in "-dade" (the Portuguese reflex of Latin "-itas") are consistently feminine.

What is the Portuguese word for quantity?

The Portuguese word for quantity is a quantidade — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishcantidadlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianquantitàlafeminine

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