🇵🇹 Portuguese

engenheiro

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

o engenheiro

engineer

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engenheiro
/u ẽʒeˈɲejɾu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say engenheiro in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ẽʒeˈɲejɾu/

How do you pronounce engenheiro in Portuguese?

engenheiro is pronounced /u ẽʒeˈɲejɾu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O engenheiro experiente foi promovido porque ele apresentou um projeto inovador.

The experienced engineer was promoted because he presented an innovative project.

O engenheiro civil estava ocupado no canteiro de obras quando seu colega o chamou.

The civil engineer was busy at the construction site when his colleague called him.

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Why is it masculine?

Engenheiro is masculine. The word derives from Latin "ingeniarius" (masculine), and the suffix "-eiro" (from Latin "-arius") is a productive masculine noun-forming suffix in Portuguese. Nouns ending in "-eiro" are typically masculine in gender.

What is the Portuguese word for engineer?

The Portuguese word for engineer is o engenheiro — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchingénieurl'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishingenieroelmasculine

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