🇵🇹 Portuguese

voz

feminine

a voz

voice

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voz
/a ˈvɔs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say voz in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈvɔs/

How do you pronounce voz in Portuguese?

voz is pronounced /a ˈvɔs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A voz clara da cantora encheu o teatro inteiro.

The clear voice of the singer filled the entire theater.

Sua voz doce e melodiosa era inconfundível em qualquer música.

Her sweet and melodious voice was unmistakable in any song.

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Why is it feminine?

Voz is feminine in Portuguese because it descends from Latin "vōx, vōcis" (f.), which was feminine in the original language; the word retained this grammatical gender through the Romance language evolution despite its -z ending, which typically marks masculine nouns in modern Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for voice?

The Portuguese word for voice is a voz — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvoixlafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishvozlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianvocelafeminine

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