🇵🇹 portugués

inseto

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 inseto

insect

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inseto
/u ĩˈsetu/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice inseto en portugués?

AFI
/u ĩˈsetu/

How do you pronounce inseto in portugués?

inseto is pronounced /u ĩˈsetu/ in portugués.

Frases de ejemplo

O inseto pequeno pousou na flor.

The small insect landed on the flower.

Esse inseto verde é muito raro e perigoso.

This green insect is very rare and dangerous.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Inseto is masculine because it derives from Latin "insectum" (the neuter past participle of "secare," meaning "to cut"), which became masculine when adopted into Portuguese, following the general pattern where Latin neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender in Romance languages.

¿Cómo se dice insect en portugués?

En portugués, insect se dice o inseto — masculine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchinsectel'masculine

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