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How do you say bois in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce bois in Portuguese?
bois is pronounced /us ˈbojs/ 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?
Bois (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 oxen?
The Portuguese word for oxen is os bois — masculine.
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