🇵🇹 Portuguese

cataventos

masculine

os cataventos

weathervanes

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cataventos
/us kataˈvẽtus/
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How do you say cataventos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us kataˈvẽtus/

How do you pronounce cataventos in Portuguese?

cataventos is pronounced /us kataˈvẽtus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O catavento vermelho girava rapidamente no topo da casa.

The red pinwheel was spinning rapidly on top of the house.

Aquele catavento antigo foi restaurado com muito cuidado pelo artesão experiente.

That old pinwheel was carefully restored by the skilled craftsman.

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Why is it masculine?

Cataventos is masculine because it is a compound noun formed from "cata" (from Latin "cata-", meaning down) and "vento" (wind, from Latin "ventus", which is masculine). In Portuguese, when a compound noun includes a masculine component noun like "vento," the compound typically inherits masculine gender. The word refers to a weathervane or pinwheel that turns with the wind.

What is the Portuguese word for weathervanes?

The Portuguese word for weathervanes is os cataventos — masculine.

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