🇵🇹 Portuguese

segurança

feminine

a segurança

security

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segurança
/a seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say segurança in Portuguese?

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/a seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐ/

How do you pronounce segurança in Portuguese?

segurança is pronounced /a seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A segurança nacional é muito importante para o país.

National security is very important for the country.

A segurança pública melhorada trouxe tranquilidade aos cidadãos.

The improved public security brought peace of mind to the citizens.

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Why is it feminine?

Segurança is feminine because it derives from the Latin "securitas" (feminine noun ending in -tas), and Portuguese inherited the feminine gender from this Latin source; the -ança suffix in Portuguese (descended from Latin -antia/-entia) consistently produces feminine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for security?

The Portuguese word for security is a segurança — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsécuritélafeminine

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