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rulers
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How do you say réguas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce réguas in Portuguese?
réguas is pronounced /as ˈʁɛɡwɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A régua azul que comprei ontem é muito precisa para desenhos técnicos.
The blue ruler that I bought yesterday is very accurate for technical drawings.
Minha régua velha estava quebrada, então precisei de uma régua nova para o projeto escolar.
My old ruler was broken, so I needed a new ruler for the school project.
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Why is it feminine?
Réguas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "regula" (feminine noun meaning "rule" or "straight edge"), which passed into Portuguese as a feminine noun and retained its grammatical gender through regular sound changes like the loss of the final -a becoming the Portuguese feminine ending. This is a regular development rather than an exception, as Latin feminine nouns ending in -a typically became feminine nouns in Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for rulers?
The Portuguese word for rulers is as réguas — feminine.
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