🇵🇹 Portuguese

anel

masculine

o anel

ring

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anel
/u aˈnɛw/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say anel in Portuguese?

IPA
/u aˈnɛw/

How do you pronounce anel in Portuguese?

anel is pronounced /u aˈnɛw/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O anel antigo que meu avó me deu é muito valioso.

The old ring that my grandfather gave me is very valuable.

Aquele anel dourado é tão lindo que ele chamou a atenção de todos.

That golden ring is so beautiful that it caught everyone's attention.

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Why is it masculine?

Anel (ring) is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "anellus," the diminutive form of "anulus," which carried masculine gender through the -ellus suffix—a diminutive ending that typically preserved or reinforced masculine gender in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for ring?

The Portuguese word for ring is o anel — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchbague flips!lafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishanilloelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiananellol'masculine

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