reduzidas

Reduzidas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective reduzido, meaning reduced, smaller, or diminished. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns that have been made smaller in size, extent, duration, or scope. Common contexts include technical, economic, and everyday language. Examples include áreas reduzidas (smaller or restricted areas), dimensões reduzidas (reduced dimensions), populações reduzidas (smaller populations), and horas reduzidas (shortened hours). The form also appears in broader phrases to indicate simplification or limitation, depending on context.

Grammatical note: Portuguese adjectives agree with the nouns they modify. The full paradigm for this adjective is: reduzido (masc. sing.), reduzida (fem. sing.), reduzidos (masc. pl.), reduzidas (fem. pl.). In Spanish, a cognate concept exists with reducidas, but spelling and agreement follow Spanish grammar.

Etymology and related forms: reduzido derives from reduzir, meaning to reduce, which ultimately comes from Latin reducere, to lead back or bring back. The meaning in Portuguese is broad, spanning physical size, time, quantity, and conceptual scope, and it is commonly used across disciplines such as engineering, geography, economics, and everyday speech.

See also: reduzir, redução, reduzição. Note that while reduzidas shares roots with reducidas found in Spanish texts, the exact form and agreement differ by language.