🇵🇹 Portuguese

espelho

masculine

o espelho

mirror

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espelho
/u isˈpeʎu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say espelho in Portuguese?

IPA
/u isˈpeʎu/

How do you pronounce espelho in Portuguese?

espelho is pronounced /u isˈpeʎu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O espelho antigo estava pendurado na parede da sala.

The old mirror was hanging on the living room wall.

Comprei um espelho grande e redondo para o meu quarto.

I bought a large round mirror for my bedroom.

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Why is it masculine?

Espelho is masculine because it derives from Latin "speculum" (neuter). During the evolution from Latin to Portuguese, many neuter nouns were reanalyzed as masculine in Vulgar Latin and Romance languages. The -o ending in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns, and "espelho" follows this standard masculine pattern.

What is the Portuguese word for mirror?

The Portuguese word for mirror is o espelho — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmiroirlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishespejoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianspecchiolomasculine

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