🇵🇹 Portuguese

esporte

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 esporte

sport

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esporte
/u isˈpɔʁtʃi/
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How do you say esporte in Portuguese?

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/u isˈpɔʁtʃi/

How do you pronounce esporte in Portuguese?

esporte is pronounced /u isˈpɔʁtʃi/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O esporte brasileiro é muito popular no mundo inteiro.

Brazilian sport is very popular all over the world.

Esse esporte olímpico é considerado o mais difícil entre todos os competidores.

This Olympic sport is considered the most difficult among all competitors.

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Why is it masculine?

Esporte is masculine. While it does derive from Old French "desport" (masculine), the gender assignment in Portuguese is better explained by the pattern that most Portuguese nouns ending in "-e" are masculine, particularly those inherited from Romance languages. The etymology through Latin "deportāre" is plausible, but the key factor in Portuguese gender classification is the -e ending itself, which strongly correlates with masculine gender in this language, rather than simply inheriting gender from French ancestors.

What is the Portuguese word for sport?

The Portuguese word for sport is o esporte — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsportlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishdeporteelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiansportlomasculine

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