🇵🇹 Portuguese

cactos

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masculine

os cactos

cacti

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cactos
/us ˈkaktus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cactos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈkaktus/

How do you pronounce cactos in Portuguese?

cactos is pronounced /us ˈkaktus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O cacto grande está morrendo porque não recebe água suficiente.

The big cactus is dying because it doesn't receive enough water.

Aquele cacto verde é muito raro e foi importado do México.

That green cactus is very rare and was imported from Mexico.

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Why is it masculine?

Cactos is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "cactus," which was itself borrowed from Greek "κάκτος" (kaktos) and inherited the masculine gender of the Latin noun. Like many Portuguese nouns ending in "-o," it follows the typical pattern of masculine nouns derived from Latin masculine forms.

What is the Portuguese word for cacti?

The Portuguese word for cacti is os cactos — masculine.

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