🇵🇹 portoghese

meio

masculine

o meio

middle

Try it

meio
/u ˈmeju/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice meio in portoghese?

AFI
/u ˈmeju/

How do you pronounce meio in portoghese?

meio is pronounced /u ˈmeju/ in portoghese.

Frasi di esempio

O meio ambiente está sendo destruído pelo homem irresponsável.

The (masculine) middle/environment is being destroyed by the irresponsible man. [Gender matters: 'o' (masculine article) and 'irresponsável' agree with 'meio'; if feminine it would be 'a meio' which doesn't exist in standard Portuguese]

Encontrei um meio excelente para resolver esse problema difícil.

I found an excellent (masculine) means/way to solve this difficult problem. [Gender matters: 'um' (masculine article) and 'excelente' must agree with 'meio'; if feminine it would be 'uma meio excelente' which is incorrect]

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Perché è masculine?

Meio is masculine because it derives from the Latin "medius" (masculine), which was used to describe the middle position or point of something. The masculine gender was preserved through the phonetic evolution from Latin to Portuguese, maintaining the gender of its etymological source.

Come si dice middle in portoghese?

In portoghese, middle si dice o meio — masculine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

LinguaParolaArticoloGenere
🇫🇷 Frenchmilieulemasculine

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