🇵🇹 Portuguese

virtude

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 virtude

virtue

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virtude
/a viʁˈtudʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say virtude in Portuguese?

IPA
/a viʁˈtudʒi/

How do you pronounce virtude in Portuguese?

virtude is pronounced /a viʁˈtudʒi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A virtude é uma qualidade essencial que deve ser cultivada desde a infância.

Virtue is an essential quality that should be cultivated from childhood.

Essa virtude rara e admirável fez dela uma pessoa respeitada por todos.

That rare and admirable virtue made her a respected person by everyone.

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Why is it feminine?

Virtude is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "virtus" (feminine noun, third declension), which was inherited and evolved into the Portuguese form. The -e ending in Portuguese typically indicates feminine gender for words of Latin third-declension origin. However, the association with abstract concepts alone did not determine gender; rather, the feminine gender was preserved through regular sound changes from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for virtue?

The Portuguese word for virtue is a virtude — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvertulafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishvirtudlafeminine

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