🇵🇹 Portuguese

goleiros

masculine

os goleiros

goalkeepers

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goleiros
/us ɡoˈlejɾus/
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How do you say goleiros in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ɡoˈlejɾus/

How do you pronounce goleiros in Portuguese?

goleiros is pronounced /us ɡoˈlejɾus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O goleiro experiente defendeu a baliza com segurança durante todo o jogo.

The experienced goalkeeper defended the goal safely throughout the entire match.

O novo goleiro foi apresentado como o melhor contratado do clube este ano.

The new goalkeeper was presented as the best hire of the club this year.

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Why is it masculine?

Goleiros is masculine because it is formed with the suffix "-eiro," which is a productive Portuguese suffix for creating agent nouns ("one who does X"). This suffix inherits masculine gender from its Latin origin "-arius," which was used to create masculine occupational terms. Agent nouns with "-eiro" are masculine by default in Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for goalkeepers?

The Portuguese word for goalkeepers is os goleiros — masculine.

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