🇵🇹 Portuguese

culturas

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Culturas is feminine in Portuguese. The article is as, so the full form is as culturas ("cultures").

FEMININE

culturas is the plural of cultura

as culturas — cultures

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culturas
/as kuwˈtuɾɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say culturas in Portuguese?

IPA
/as kuwˈtuɾɐs/

How do you pronounce culturas in Portuguese?

culturas is pronounced /as kuwˈtuɾɐs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A cultura brasileira é muito rica e diversa.

Brazilian culture (fem.) is very rich and diverse. [Note: 'a' (fem. article), 'brasileira' (fem. adjective), 'é' (verb) - all feminine]

A cultura ancient egípcia deixou monumentos impressionantes.

Ancient Egyptian culture (fem.) left impressive monuments. [Note: 'A' (fem. article), 'ancient' (fem. adjective form), 'impressionantes' (fem. plural adjective) - all agree with feminine 'cultura']

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Why is it feminine?

Culturas is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin noun "cultura" (feminine), which came from the feminine form of the past participle of "colere" (to cultivate), following the standard Latin first-declension pattern where -a endings typically indicate feminine nouns. This gender was preserved when the word passed into Portuguese and other Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for cultures?

The Portuguese word for cultures is as culturas — feminine.

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