🇵🇹 Portuguese

teoria

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a teoria

theory

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teoria
/a teoˈɾiɐ/
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How do you say teoria in Portuguese?

IPA
/a teoˈɾiɐ/

How do you pronounce teoria in Portuguese?

teoria is pronounced /a teoˈɾiɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A teoria científica proposta pelo professor é muito complexa e difícil de entender.

The scientific theory proposed by the professor is very complex and difficult to understand.

Essa teoria antiga foi completamente refutada por novas evidências experimentais.

That old theory was completely refuted by new experimental evidence.

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Why is it feminine?

Teoria is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "theoria," which was feminine in gender, following the Latin first declension (-ia ending) that typically assigned feminine gender to nouns. This gender assignment was preserved when the word entered Portuguese and other Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for theory?

The Portuguese word for theory is a teoria — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchthéorielafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianteorialafeminine

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