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as secas
droughts
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How do you say secas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce secas in Portuguese?
secas is pronounced /as ˈsɛkɐs/ 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?
Secas 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 droughts?
The Portuguese word for droughts is as secas — feminine.
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