🇵🇹 Portuguese

fenômenos

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masculine

os fenômenos

phenomena

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fenômenos
/us feˈnomenus/
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How do you say fenômenos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us feˈnomenus/

How do you pronounce fenômenos in Portuguese?

fenômenos is pronounced /us feˈnomenus/ 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?

Fenômenos 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 phenomena?

The Portuguese word for phenomena is os fenômenos — masculine.

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