🇵🇹 portugais

oxigênios

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masculine

os oxigênios

oxygens

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oxigênios
/us oʃiˈʒẽnjus/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on oxigênios en portugais ?

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/us oʃiˈʒẽnjus/

How do you pronounce oxigênios in portugais?

oxigênios is pronounced /us oʃiˈʒẽnjus/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O oxigênio puro é essencial para a respiração humana.

Pure oxygen is essential for human respiration.

O oxigênio líquido deve ser armazenado em recipientes especiais e extremamente frios.

Liquid oxygen must be stored in special and extremely cold containers.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Oxigênios is masculine. The word derives from French "oxygène," which was coined in the late 18th century from Greek roots: "oxys" (sharp/acid) and "gennao" (to produce). French assigned masculine gender to "oxygène," and Portuguese inherited this gender when adopting the scientific term. In Portuguese, nouns ending in "-ênio" are typically masculine, which reinforced this gender assignment.

Comment dit-on oxygens en portugais ?

En portugais, oxygens se dit os oxigênios — masculine.

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