🇵🇹 Portuguese

solidão

feminine

a solidão

loneliness

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solidão
/a soliˈdɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say solidão in Portuguese?

IPA
/a soliˈdɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce solidão in Portuguese?

solidão is pronounced /a soliˈdɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A solidão profunda que ela sentiu após a partida era quase insuportável.

The deep loneliness that she felt after the departure was almost unbearable.

Aquela solidão imensa na cidade grande a fez repensar suas escolhas.

That immense loneliness in the big city made her reconsider her choices.

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Why is it feminine?

Solidão is feminine because it derives from Latin "solitudinem" (accusative of "solitude"), which was a feminine noun. The Latin suffix -tūdō/-tūdinem produced feminine nouns and was preserved in Portuguese as -ão. Words derived from Latin feminine -tūdō nouns retained their feminine gender in Portuguese, making "solidão" feminine despite the modern -ão suffix typically marking masculine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for loneliness?

The Portuguese word for loneliness is a solidão — feminine.

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