🇵🇹 portugais

atletas

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 atletas

athletes

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atletas
/us aˈtlɛtɐs/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on atletas en portugais ?

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/us aˈtlɛtɐs/

How do you pronounce atletas in portugais?

atletas is pronounced /us aˈtlɛtɐs/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O atleta brasileiro ganhou a medalha de ouro na competição internacional.

The Brazilian athlete won the gold medal in the international competition.

Aquele atleta dedicado treinou por anos para se tornar campeão olímpico.

That dedicated athlete trained for years to become an Olympic champion.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Atletas is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "atleta," borrowed from Greek "ἀθλητής" (athlētēs). While the "-a" ending typically marks feminine nouns in Portuguese, "atleta" is one of several nouns ending in "-a" that are grammatically masculine. This pattern includes other professions and agent nouns (like "pianista," "dentista") that maintain masculine gender regardless of their ending, likely due to their etymological origin and usage conventions established before modern Portuguese gender rules solidified.

Comment dit-on athletes en portugais ?

En portugais, athletes se dit os atletas — masculine.

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