🇵🇹 Portuguese

ator

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masculine

o ator

actor

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ator
/u aˈtoʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ator in Portuguese?

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/u aˈtoʁ/

How do you pronounce ator in Portuguese?

ator is pronounced /u aˈtoʁ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O ator brasileiro ganhou um prêmio internacional pelo seu desempenho excelente no filme.

The Brazilian actor won an international award for his excellent performance in the film.

Aquele ator talentoso foi escolhido como o melhor do ano pelos críticos especializados.

That talented actor was chosen as the best of the year by specialized critics.

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Why is it masculine?

The suffix "-ator" is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "-ator," which was inherently a masculine grammatical gender marker used to denote agent nouns (those performing an action), and this gender assignment persisted through Portuguese's evolution from Latin. This contrasts with the feminine "-atriz" (from Latin "-atrix"), which was the explicitly feminine form of the same suffix.

What is the Portuguese word for actor?

The Portuguese word for actor is o ator — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchacteurl'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishactorelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianattorel'masculine

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