🇵🇹 Portuguese

edifícios

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

os edifícios

buildings

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edifícios
/us edʒiˈfisius/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say edifícios in Portuguese?

IPA
/us edʒiˈfisius/

How do you pronounce edifícios in Portuguese?

edifícios is pronounced /us edʒiˈfisius/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O edifício antigo foi restaurado com cuidado especial.

The old building was restored with special care.

Este edifício histórico é muito importante para a cidade.

This historic building is very important for the city.

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Why is it masculine?

Edifícios is masculine because it derives from Latin "aedificium," a neuter noun. In Portuguese, Latin neuter nouns ending in -ium regularly shifted to masculine nouns ending in -io, a common pattern in Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for buildings?

The Portuguese word for buildings is os edifícios — masculine.

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