🇵🇹 Portuguese

alecrins

masculine

os alecrins

rosemaries

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alecrins
/us aleˈkɾĩs/
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How do you say alecrins in Portuguese?

IPA
/us aleˈkɾĩs/

How do you pronounce alecrins in Portuguese?

alecrins is pronounced /us aleˈkɾĩs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O alecrim fresco que comprei ontem está perfumando toda a minha cozinha.

The fresh rosemary that I bought yesterday is perfuming my entire kitchen.

Este alecrim seco é muito potente para temperar o caldo de carne.

This dry rosemary is very potent for seasoning the meat broth.

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Why is it masculine?

Alecrins (rosemary) is masculine because it derives from Latin "rosmarinum," which was grammatically masculine, and Portuguese retained this gender classification through regular sound changes (Latin -inum becoming Portuguese -im). The gender persisted as an inherited feature from the Romance language's Latin foundation.

What is the Portuguese word for rosemaries?

The Portuguese word for rosemaries is os alecrins — masculine.

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