🇵🇹 portoghese

castelo

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

o castelo

castle

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castelo
/u kasˈtɛlu/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice castelo in portoghese?

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/u kasˈtɛlu/

How do you pronounce castelo in portoghese?

castelo is pronounced /u kasˈtɛlu/ in portoghese.

Frasi di esempio

O castelo antigo foi restaurado com cuidado especial.

The old castle was restored with special care. (masculine articles and adjectives: o, antigo, especial)

Este castelo medieval é muito bonito e imponente.

This medieval castle is very beautiful and imposing. (masculine demonstrative and adjectives: este, medieval, bonito, imponente)

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Perché è masculine?

Castelo is masculine because it derives from Latin "castellum" (a small fort or fortified place), which was a neuter noun in Latin but followed the pattern of many Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" that became masculine "-o" nouns in Portuguese. This gender assignment is largely a regular outcome of Latin-to-Romance language evolution rather than following a specific semantic rule.

Come si dice castle in portoghese?

In portoghese, castle si dice o castelo — masculine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

LinguaParolaArticoloGenere
🇫🇷 Frenchchâteaulemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancastelloilmasculine

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