🇵🇹 Portuguese

circuito

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o circuito

circuit

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circuito
/u siʁˈkwitu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say circuito in Portuguese?

IPA
/u siʁˈkwitu/

How do you pronounce circuito in Portuguese?

circuito is pronounced /u siʁˈkwitu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O circuito elétrico novo foi instalado ontem na fábrica.

The new electrical circuit was installed yesterday in the factory.

Este circuito integrado é muito poderoso e eficiente para nosso projeto.

This integrated circuit is very powerful and efficient for our project.

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Why is it masculine?

Circuito is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "circuitus" (masculine noun, from "circuire" meaning "to go around"), and Portuguese nouns inherited the grammatical gender of their Latin etymons. The -o ending in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns, which reinforces this inherited gender from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for circuit?

The Portuguese word for circuit is o circuito — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishcircuitoelmasculine

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