🇵🇹 portugais

paradoxo

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masculine

o paradoxo

paradox

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paradoxo
/u paɾaˈdɔksu/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on paradoxo en portugais ?

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/u paɾaˈdɔksu/

How do you pronounce paradoxo in portugais?

paradoxo is pronounced /u paɾaˈdɔksu/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O paradoxo apresentado pelo filósofo é muito interessante e complexo.

The paradox presented by the philosopher is very interesting and complex. (The masculine article 'o' and masculine adjective 'interessante' and 'complexo' agree with the masculine noun 'paradoxo')

Esse paradoxo lógico é tão profundo que desafia toda explicação racional.

This logical paradox is so profound that it challenges all rational explanation. (The masculine demonstrative 'esse' and masculine adjectives 'lógico', 'profundo', and 'racional' must agree with the masculine noun 'paradoxo')

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Paradoxo is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "paradoxum," which itself comes from Greek "paradoxos" (παράδοξος), and Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" typically become masculine in Romance languages when the neuter gender collapsed. The word literally means "contrary to opinion" (para- + doxa, opinion).

Comment dit-on paradox en portugais ?

En portugais, paradox se dit o paradoxo — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishparadoja flips!lafeminine

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