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a serra
saw
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How do you say serra in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce serra in Portuguese?
serra is pronounced /a ˈsɛʁɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A serra antiga foi restaurada com cuidado especial pela comunidade local.
The old saw was carefully restored by the local community.
A serra montanhosa oferecia uma vista espetacular para os turistas aventureiros.
The mountainous mountain range offered a spectacular view for adventurous tourists.
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Why is it feminine?
Serra (saw or mountain range) is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "serra," which was grammatically feminine, inheriting the gender from its Indo-European root connected to words meaning "to cut" or "to sear." Like many Latin feminine nouns ending in -a, this gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for saw?
The Portuguese word for saw is a serra — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | sierra | la | feminine |
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