🇵🇹 Portuguese

boi

masculine

o boi

ox

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boi
/u ˈboj/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say boi in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈboj/

How do you pronounce boi in Portuguese?

boi is pronounced /u ˈboj/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O boi bravo atacou o fazendeiro porque estava assustado.

The fierce bull attacked the farmer because it was scared.

Aquele boi grande e musculoso foi vendido por um preço muito alto no leilão.

That large and muscular bull was sold for a very high price at the auction.

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Why is it masculine?

Boi (ox) is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "bōs" (ox), which was a masculine noun in Latin's second declension, a gender assignment that was preserved through Portuguese's evolution from Vulgar Latin. This gender persists despite the word's ending in "-i," which doesn't follow the typical pattern of Portuguese masculine nouns ending in "-o."

What is the Portuguese word for ox?

The Portuguese word for ox is o boi — masculine.

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