🇵🇹 Portuguese

castelos

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masculine

os castelos

castles

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castelos
/us kasˈtɛlus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say castelos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kasˈtɛlus/

How do you pronounce castelos in Portuguese?

castelos is pronounced /us kasˈtɛlus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O castelo antigo foi restaurado com cuidado especial.

The old castle was restored with special care. (masculine articles and adjectives: o, antigo, especial)

Este castelo medieval é muito bonito e imponente.

This medieval castle is very beautiful and imposing. (masculine demonstrative and adjectives: este, medieval, bonito, imponente)

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Why is it masculine?

Castelos is masculine because it derives from Latin "castellum" (a small fort or fortified place), which was a neuter noun in Latin but followed the pattern of many Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" that became masculine "-o" nouns in Portuguese. This gender assignment is largely a regular outcome of Latin-to-Romance language evolution rather than following a specific semantic rule.

What is the Portuguese word for castles?

The Portuguese word for castles is os castelos — masculine.

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