🇵🇹 Portuguese

crescimento

masculine

o crescimento

growth

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crescimento
/u kɾesiˈmẽtu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say crescimento in Portuguese?

IPA
/u kɾesiˈmẽtu/

How do you pronounce crescimento in Portuguese?

crescimento is pronounced /u kɾesiˈmẽtu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O crescimento econômico foi impressionante este ano.

The economic growth was impressive this year.

O crescimento populacional rápido causou problemas urbanos sérios.

The rapid population growth caused serious urban problems.

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Why is it masculine?

Crescimento is masculine because it derives from the Latin verb "crescere" (to grow), and Portuguese nouns formed with the suffix "-mento" (from Latin "-mentum") inherited the masculine gender from their Latin origins, where "-mentum" endings were grammatically masculine.

What is the Portuguese word for growth?

The Portuguese word for growth is o crescimento — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcroissance flips!lafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishcrecimientoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiancrescita flips!lafeminine

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