🇵🇹 portugais

tribunais

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masculine

os tribunais

courts

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tribunais
/us tɾibuˈnajs/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on tribunais en portugais ?

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/us tɾibuˈnajs/

How do you pronounce tribunais in portugais?

tribunais is pronounced /us tɾibuˈnajs/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O tribunal brasileiro condenou o réu a dez anos de prisão.

The Brazilian court condemned the defendant to ten years in prison.

O tribunal foi estabelecido há muitos anos e é muito respeitado.

The court was established many years ago and is very respected.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Tribunais is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "tribunāl," a neuter noun meaning "the seat or platform of a tribune." In the transition from Latin to Portuguese and other Romance languages, Latin neuter nouns were systematically reinterpreted and absorbed into the masculine gender category. This gender shift was a regular sound change pattern across Romance languages, making "tribunal" consistently masculine in Portuguese.

Comment dit-on courts en portugais ?

En portugais, courts se dit os tribunais — masculine.

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