🇵🇹 Portuguese

terra

feminine

a terra

earth

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terra
/a ˈtɛʁɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say terra in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈtɛʁɐ/

How do you pronounce terra in Portuguese?

terra is pronounced /a ˈtɛʁɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A terra fértil produzia muitas colheitas.

The fertile land produced many harvests.

Nossa terra natal é muito bonita e querida.

Our beloved native land is very beautiful.

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Why is it feminine?

Terra is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin *terra* (feminine), which was grammatically feminine in the Latin declension system, likely influenced by ancient Indo-European patterns where earth/land deities were often conceived as female. The feminine gender persisted through the evolution from Latin to Portuguese and other Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for earth?

The Portuguese word for earth is a terra — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchterrelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishtierralafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianterralafeminine

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