🇵🇹 Portuguese

seguranças

feminine

as seguranças

securities

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seguranças
/as seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say seguranças in Portuguese?

IPA
/as seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐs/

How do you pronounce seguranças in Portuguese?

seguranças is pronounced /as seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐs/ 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?

Seguranças 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 securities?

The Portuguese word for securities is as seguranças — feminine.

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