🇵🇹 Portuguese

aeroporto

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masculine

o aeroporto

airport

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aeroporto
/u aeɾoˈpoʁtu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say aeroporto in Portuguese?

IPA
/u aeɾoˈpoʁtu/

How do you pronounce aeroporto in Portuguese?

aeroporto is pronounced /u aeɾoˈpoʁtu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O aeroporto internacional está fechado hoje devido à manutenção programada.

The international airport is closed today due to scheduled maintenance.

Aquele aeroporto brasileiro é muito movimentado e bem organizado.

That Brazilian airport is very busy and well organized.

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Why is it masculine?

Aeroporto is masculine because it ends in "-o", which is the typical masculine singular ending in Portuguese. While "aeroporto" is a modern compound from "aero-" (air) + "porto" (port), the masculine gender is primarily determined by the standard Portuguese masculine ending "-o". The word "porto" is also masculine, which reinforces this pattern.

What is the Portuguese word for airport?

The Portuguese word for airport is o aeroporto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchaéroportl'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishaeropuertoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianaeroportol'masculine

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