Espessas

Espessas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective espesso, meaning dense or thick. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns or things regarded as having significant mass, texture, or concentration.

Etymology and forms: The word derives from Latin spissus and follows regular Portuguese adjective declension. The full set of forms includes espesso (masc. sing.), espessa (fem. sing.), espessos (masc. pl.), and espessas (fem. pl.). It is used when the noun it modifies is feminine and plural, for example camadas espessas, nuvens espessas, or fumaças espessas.

Usage and examples: Espessas appears in contexts ranging from natural phenomena to material properties. Phrases such as camadas espessas de gelo, nuvens espessas cobrindo o céu, or fumaças espessas ao redor de uma queimada convey high density. It can also describe abstract concepts, like documentos espessos or testemunhos espessos, where the idea of density or fullness applies to the information or material.

Notes: Espessas agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For masculine nouns or singular feminine nouns, other forms are used (espessos for masculine plural, espessa for feminine singular). The term is common in descriptive language, meteorology, geology, and everyday speech when denoting thickness or density.

See also: espesso, espessura.