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a seca
drought
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How do you say seca in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce seca in Portuguese?
seca is pronounced /a ˈsɛkɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A seca prolongada destruiu toda a colheita da região.
The prolonged drought destroyed the entire harvest of the region.
Esta seca é a pior que o país já enfrentou em décadas.
This drought is the worst that the country has ever faced in decades.
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Why is it feminine?
Seca is feminine because it is a noun (meaning "drought") that derives from Latin "sicca," which was the feminine form of the adjective "siccus" (dry). In Portuguese, nouns inherited their gender from Latin, and the -a ending became the standard feminine marker in Romance languages. Portuguese retained this feminine gender classification for the noun "seca."
What is the Portuguese word for drought?
The Portuguese word for drought is a seca — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | sécheresse | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | sequía | la | feminine |
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