🇵🇹 Portuguese

circuitos

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masculine

os circuitos

circuits

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circuitos
/us siʁˈkwitus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say circuitos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us siʁˈkwitus/

How do you pronounce circuitos in Portuguese?

circuitos is pronounced /us siʁˈkwitus/ 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?

Circuitos 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 circuits?

The Portuguese word for circuits is os circuitos — masculine.

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