🇵🇹 portugués

castelos

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

os castelos

castles

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castelos
/us kasˈtɛlus/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice castelos en portugués?

AFI
/us kasˈtɛlus/

How do you pronounce castelos in portugués?

castelos is pronounced /us kasˈtɛlus/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

O castelo antigo foi restaurado com cuidado especial.

The old castle was restored with special care. (masculine articles and adjectives: o, antigo, especial)

Este castelo medieval é muito bonito e imponente.

This medieval castle is very beautiful and imposing. (masculine demonstrative and adjectives: este, medieval, bonito, imponente)

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Castelos is masculine because it derives from Latin "castellum" (a small fort or fortified place), which was a neuter noun in Latin but followed the pattern of many Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" that became masculine "-o" nouns in Portuguese. This gender assignment is largely a regular outcome of Latin-to-Romance language evolution rather than following a specific semantic rule.

¿Cómo se dice castles en portugués?

En portugués, castles se dice os castelos — masculine.

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