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Estrelas is feminine in Portuguese. The article is as, so the full form is as estrelas ("stars").
FEMININEestrelas is the plural of estrela
as estrelas — stars
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How do you say estrelas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce estrelas in Portuguese?
estrelas is pronounced /as isˈtɾelɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A estrela brilhante iluminou toda a noite.
The bright star illuminated the entire night.
Aquela estrela distante é a mais bonita do céu.
That distant star is the most beautiful one in the sky.
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Why is it feminine?
Estrelas is feminine because it derives from Latin "stella," which was feminine in gender, a distinction Portuguese retained through its regular sound changes (Latin -a endings typically became feminine nouns in Romance languages). The Latin feminine ending -a is preserved in the modern Portuguese word, maintaining the grammatical gender from its ancestor language.
What is the Portuguese word for stars?
The Portuguese word for stars is as estrelas — feminine.
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