🇵🇹 Portuguese

decretos

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masculine

os decretos

decrees

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decretos
/us deˈkɾetus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say decretos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us deˈkɾetus/

How do you pronounce decretos in Portuguese?

decretos is pronounced /us deˈkɾetus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O decreto novo foi aprovado pelo parlamento e se tornou lei obrigatória.

The new decree was approved by parliament and became mandatory law.

O decreto presidencial foi considerado inconstitucional pelo tribunal superior.

The presidential decree was considered unconstitutional by the superior court.

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Why is it masculine?

Decretos is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "decretum," the neuter past participle of "decernere" (to decide), which became masculine when adopted into the Romance languages' two-gender systems. Latin neuter nouns typically shifted to masculine gender in Portuguese and other Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for decrees?

The Portuguese word for decrees is os decretos — masculine.

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