🇵🇹 Portuguese

trovoadas

feminine

as trovoadas

thunderstorms

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trovoadas
/as tɾovoˈadɐs/
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How do you say trovoadas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as tɾovoˈadɐs/

How do you pronounce trovoadas in Portuguese?

trovoadas is pronounced /as tɾovoˈadɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A trovoada violenta destruiu várias casas na região.

The violent thunderstorm destroyed several houses in the region.

Uma trovoada inesperada nos deixou assustados durante o passeio.

An unexpected thunderstorm left us frightened during our walk.

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Why is it feminine?

Trovoadas is feminine because it derives from Latin "tonitrus" (masculine noun meaning "thunder"), which evolved into Portuguese with the feminine ending "-ada". The suffix "-ada" is a productive feminine ending in Portuguese, used for creating feminine nouns, particularly agent nouns and nouns derived from verbs. The word literally means "a thundering" or "thunderstorm", and the feminine gender is determined by this productive feminine suffix rather than by reanalysis of a neuter plural.

What is the Portuguese word for thunderstorms?

The Portuguese word for thunderstorms is as trovoadas — feminine.

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