🇵🇹 Portuguese

serras

feminine

as serras

saws

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serras
/as ˈsɛʁɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say serras in Portuguese?

IPA
/as ˈsɛʁɐs/

How do you pronounce serras in Portuguese?

serras is pronounced /as ˈsɛʁɐs/ 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?

Serras (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 saws?

The Portuguese word for saws is as serras — feminine.

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