🇵🇹 Portuguese

cães

masculine

os cães

dogs

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cães
/us ˈkɐ̃j̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cães in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈkɐ̃j̃s/

How do you pronounce cães in Portuguese?

cães is pronounced /us ˈkɐ̃j̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O cão castanho foi encontrado perdido na rua.

The brown dog was found lost on the street.

Meu cão velho precisa de um veterinário experiente para tratá-lo.

My old dog needs an experienced veterinarian to treat him.

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Why is it masculine?

Cães is masculine because it derives from Latin "canis" (masculine), which retained its original gender classification when Portuguese evolved from Vulgar Latin. The word belongs to the third declension in Latin where "canis" was inherently masculine, a gender that persisted through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for dogs?

The Portuguese word for dogs is os cães — masculine.

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