🇵🇹 Portuguese

elemento

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masculine

o elemento

element

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elemento
/u eleˈmẽtu/
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How do you say elemento in Portuguese?

IPA
/u eleˈmẽtu/

How do you pronounce elemento in Portuguese?

elemento is pronounced /u eleˈmẽtu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O elemento químico descoberto era tão raro que os cientistas ficaram surpresos.

The chemical element discovered was so rare that the scientists were surprised.

Este elemento essencial para a vida aquática estava completamente ausente naquela água poluída.

This essential element for aquatic life was completely absent in that polluted water.

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Why is it masculine?

Elemento is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "elementum," which was a masculine noun in the second declension (nominative singular ending in -um), and Portuguese retained this gender from its Latin ancestor. The -o ending in Portuguese typically signals masculine nouns, a direct inheritance from Latin masculine nouns ending in -us or -um.

What is the Portuguese word for element?

The Portuguese word for element is o elemento — masculine.

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