🇵🇹 portugués

astronauta

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o astronauta

astronaut

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astronauta
/u astɾoˈnawtɐ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice astronauta en portugués?

AFI
/u astɾoˈnawtɐ/

How do you pronounce astronauta in portugués?

astronauta is pronounced /u astɾoˈnawtɐ/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

O astronauta brasileiro foi o primeiro homem a pisar na Lua.

The Brazilian astronaut was the first man to set foot on the Moon.

O astronauta experiente treinou durante anos para sua missão espacial.

The experienced astronaut trained for years for his space mission.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Astronauta is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from the Greek "astron" (star) + "nautes" (sailor). The word ending "-nauta" is a masculine noun suffix inherited through Latin and Portuguese, following the pattern of other -nauta words like "argonauta" (Argonaut). In Portuguese, words ending in -a are typically feminine, but -nauta words are exceptions that maintain masculine gender from their Greek origins due to their status as borrowed words and their association with the masculine agent noun form.

¿Cómo se dice astronaut en portugués?

En portugués, astronaut se dice o astronauta — masculine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇮🇹 Italianastronautal'masculine

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