Is pencil masculine or feminine in Portuguese?
Is pencil masculine or feminine in Portuguese?
For the sake of simplicity, in the examples below we'll stick to two nouns to illustrate the various pronoun inflections: lápis (pencil) and caneta (pen). The former is masculine and the latter feminine; lápis is identical in its singular and plural forms, whereas the plural of caneta is canetas.
Is Lapis a cognate?
Lapis lazuli, or short lapis, is not a mineral but a rock consisting mainly of lazurite, to which it owes the blue colour, calcite and pyrite. ... The French azur, the Italian azzurro, the Polish lazur, Romanian azur and azuriu, and the Portuguese and Spanish azul, Hungarian azúr are cognates.
What is the plural of lapis in Portuguese?
The noun lapis lazuli can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will be lapides lazuli.
What does lapis translate to in English?
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| lapis | stone |
What does lapis lazuli stand for?
Lapis Lazuli History This stone's two-part name comes from two different cultures: lapis is a Latin word meaning "stone," while lazuli comes from the Persian word lazhuward , meaning "blue." It is not an element nor a mineral--it is a rock containing multiple minerals: lazurite, diopside, calcite, pyrite and more.
What is the plural of El Lapiz?
They are commonly used in French, Italian and Spanish. This Spanish word, 'lápiz', means 'pencil'. Its plural is 'lápices'.
Is virus singular or plural?
Virus. The English plural of virus is viruses. In most speaking communities, this is non-controversial and speakers would not attempt to use the non-standard plural in -i.
How do you say banana in Portuguese?
In other languages banana
- Arabic: مَوْز
- Brazilian Portuguese: banana.
- Chinese: 香蕉
- Croatian: banana.
- Czech: banán.
- Danish: banan.
- Dutch: banaan.
- European Spanish: plátano.
