🇵🇹 Portuguese

fenômeno

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masculine

o fenômeno

phenomenon

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fenômeno
/u feˈnomenu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fenômeno in Portuguese?

IPA
/u feˈnomenu/

How do you pronounce fenômeno in Portuguese?

fenômeno is pronounced /u feˈnomenu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O fenômeno natural mais impressionante foi observado pelos cientistas.

The most impressive natural phenomenon was observed by the scientists.

Este fenômeno meteorológico raro ocorreu apenas uma vez no século passado.

This rare meteorological phenomenon occurred only once in the past century.

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Why is it masculine?

Fenômeno is masculine because it derives from Latin "phænomenon," which is a neuter noun in Latin but was treated as masculine when adopted into Portuguese, likely due to the influence of the masculine ending "-o" that became standard for masculine nouns in Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for phenomenon?

The Portuguese word for phenomenon is o fenômeno — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchphénomènelemasculine

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