🇵🇹 Portuguese

ensaio

masculine

o ensaio

rehearsal

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ensaio
/u ẽˈsaju/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ensaio in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ẽˈsaju/

How do you pronounce ensaio in Portuguese?

ensaio is pronounced /u ẽˈsaju/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O ensaio clássico de Montaigne é considerado uma obra-prima da literatura francesa.

Montaigne's classical essay is considered a masterpiece of French literature.

O ensaio técnico foi rejeitado porque estava muito desorganizado e pouco convincente.

The technical essay was rejected because it was very disorganized and unconvincing.

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Why is it masculine?

Ensaio is masculine. It derives from the Latin "exagium" (a weighing or trial), which was neuter in Latin. However, Portuguese inherited the masculine gender through Old Portuguese phonetic evolution and Romance language gender patterns. The "-io" ending in Portuguese typically indicates masculine gender, and "ensaio" follows this pattern consistently in Modern Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for rehearsal?

The Portuguese word for rehearsal is o ensaio — masculine.

Gender across languages

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🇪🇸 Spanishensayoelmasculine

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