🇵🇹 Portuguese

consultório

masculine

o consultório

clinic

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consultório
/u kõsuwˈtɔɾju/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say consultório in Portuguese?

IPA
/u kõsuwˈtɔɾju/

How do you pronounce consultório in Portuguese?

consultório is pronounced /u kõsuwˈtɔɾju/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O consultório médico novo foi inaugurado ontem na clínica.

The new medical office was inaugurated yesterday at the clinic.

Aquele consultório dentário é muito procurado porque o dentista é excelente.

That dental office is very sought after because the dentist is excellent.

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Why is it masculine?

Consultório is masculine because it derives from the Latin "consultōrium," a noun formed from "consultus" (consulted/adviser) with the masculine suffix "-ōrium," which typically produces masculine nouns in Portuguese. This Latin suffix, which also appears in words like "auditório" and "refeitório," consistently yields masculine gender in modern Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for clinic?

The Portuguese word for clinic is o consultório — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchclinique flips!lafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishclínica flips!lafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianclinica flips!lafeminine

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