🇵🇹 Portuguese

entusiasmo

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 entusiasmo

enthusiasm

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entusiasmo
/u ẽtuziˈazmu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say entusiasmo in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ẽtuziˈazmu/

How do you pronounce entusiasmo in Portuguese?

entusiasmo is pronounced /u ẽtuziˈazmu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O entusiasmo inicial do atleta foi completamente destruído pela lesão grave.

The athlete's initial enthusiasm was completely destroyed by the serious injury.

Seu entusiasmo genuíno e contagiante inspirou todos os membros da equipe.

His genuine and contagious enthusiasm inspired all team members.

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Why is it masculine?

Entusiasmo is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "enthusiasmus," which was itself borrowed from Greek "enthusiasmós"—a noun that carried masculine gender in Latin and retained that gender through Portuguese, following the pattern of Latin masculine nouns ending in "-ismus" becoming Portuguese "-ismo" words.

What is the Portuguese word for enthusiasm?

The Portuguese word for enthusiasm is o entusiasmo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishentusiasmoelmasculine

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