🇵🇹 Portuguese

caules

masculine

os caules

stems

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caules
/us ˈkawlis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say caules in Portuguese?

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/us ˈkawlis/

How do you pronounce caules in Portuguese?

caules is pronounced /us ˈkawlis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O caule verde da planta é muito resistente e cresce rapidamente.

The green stem of the plant is very resistant and grows quickly.

O caule longo e fino do girassol precisava de um suporte forte para não se quebrar.

The long and thin stem of the sunflower needed strong support so it wouldn't break.

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Why is it masculine?

Caules is masculine in Portuguese because it descends from Latin "caulis" (stem/stalk), which was masculine in the second declension; Portuguese inherited this gender classification from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Portuguese word for stems?

The Portuguese word for stems is os caules — masculine.

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