🇵🇹 Portuguese

vitória

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feminine

a vitória

victory

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vitória
/a viˈtɔɾiɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say vitória in Portuguese?

IPA
/a viˈtɔɾiɐ/

How do you pronounce vitória in Portuguese?

vitória is pronounced /a viˈtɔɾiɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A vitória épica foi celebrada por toda a nação.

The epic victory was celebrated by the entire nation.

Sua vitória inesperada trouxe alegria genuína para a equipe inteira.

Her unexpected victory brought genuine joy to the entire team.

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Why is it feminine?

Vitória is feminine because it derives from Latin "victoria," which was a feminine noun in Latin. Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes and gender preservation from Latin. The feminine ending "-a" (from Latin "-ia") is a productive feminine marker in Portuguese, and words ending in "-a" are typically feminine in the language.

What is the Portuguese word for victory?

The Portuguese word for victory is a vitória — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvictoirelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishvictorialafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianvittorialafeminine

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