🇵🇹 Portuguese

entusiasmos

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masculine

os entusiasmos

enthusiasms

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entusiasmos
/us ẽtuziˈazmus/
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How do you say entusiasmos in Portuguese?

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/us ẽtuziˈazmus/

How do you pronounce entusiasmos in Portuguese?

entusiasmos is pronounced /us ẽtuziˈazmus/ 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?

Entusiasmos 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 enthusiasms?

The Portuguese word for enthusiasms is os entusiasmos — masculine.

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