🇵🇹 portugués

insetos

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masculine

os insetos

insects

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insetos
/us ĩˈsetus/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice insetos en portugués?

AFI
/us ĩˈsetus/

How do you pronounce insetos in portugués?

insetos is pronounced /us ĩˈsetus/ 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?

Insetos 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 insects en portugués?

En portugués, insects se dice os insetos — masculine.

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