🇵🇹 Portuguese

elementos

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masculine

os elementos

elements

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elementos
/us eleˈmẽtus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say elementos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us eleˈmẽtus/

How do you pronounce elementos in Portuguese?

elementos is pronounced /us eleˈmẽtus/ 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?

Elementos 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 elements?

The Portuguese word for elements is os elementos — masculine.

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