🇵🇹 portugais

orelhão

masculine

o orelhão

payphone

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orelhão
/u oɾeˈʎɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on orelhão en portugais ?

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/u oɾeˈʎɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce orelhão in portugais?

orelhão is pronounced /u oɾeˈʎɐ̃w̃/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O orelhão público estava quebrado, então o técnico consertou o aparelho danificado.

The public payphone was broken, so the technician fixed the damaged device.

Aquele orelhão antigo ainda funciona; é um símbolo histórico da cidade.

That old payphone still works; it's a historic symbol of the city.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Orelhão is masculine because it derives from "orelha" (ear, feminine) using the suffix "-ão," which is a productive masculine suffix in Portuguese. While "-ão" can function as an augmentative (enlargement) rather than a true diminutive, it consistently produces masculine nouns regardless of the gender of the base word. This pattern is seen in other examples like "porta" (feminine) → "portão" (masculine gate) and "caixa" (feminine) → "caixão" (masculine coffin). The suffix "-ão" derives from Latin "-one" and has become standardly masculine in Portuguese gender assignment.

Comment dit-on payphone en portugais ?

En portugais, payphone se dit o orelhão — masculine.

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