🇵🇹 Portuguese

anjo

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 anjo

angel

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anjo
/u ˈɐ̃ʒu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say anjo in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈɐ̃ʒu/

How do you pronounce anjo in Portuguese?

anjo is pronounced /u ˈɐ̃ʒu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O anjo protetor estava sempre ao meu lado durante os momentos difíceis.

The protective angel was always by my side during difficult moments.

Aquele anjo bondoso ajudou o menino perdido a encontrar seu caminho.

That kind angel helped the lost boy find his way.

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Why is it masculine?

Anjo is masculine because it descends from Latin "angelus," which was masculine, and Portuguese retained the gender of its Latin etymon along with the regular masculine singular ending -o. The word followed the standard pattern of Latin second-declension masculine nouns that became Portuguese -o nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for angel?

The Portuguese word for angel is o anjo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchangel'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishángelelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianangelol'masculine

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