🇵🇹 Portuguese

céus

masculine

os céus

skies

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céus
/us ˈsɛws/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say céus in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈsɛws/

How do you pronounce céus in Portuguese?

céus is pronounced /us ˈsɛws/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O céu azul da manhã era tão lindo que todos pararam para admirá-lo.

The blue sky of the morning was so beautiful that everyone stopped to admire it.

Aquele céu estrelado nos inspirou a contar histórias antigas sobre o universo.

That starry sky inspired us to tell ancient stories about the universe.

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Why is it masculine?

Céus (sky) is masculine because it descends from Latin "caelum," which was a masculine noun of the second declension, and Portuguese preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The word's gender was simply inherited from its Latin ancestor, as most Portuguese nouns retain their original Latin gender classifications.

What is the Portuguese word for skies?

The Portuguese word for skies is os céus — masculine.

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