🇵🇹 Portuguese

guindastes

masculine

os guindastes

cranes

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guindastes
/us ɡĩˈdastʃis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say guindastes in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ɡĩˈdastʃis/

How do you pronounce guindastes in Portuguese?

guindastes is pronounced /us ɡĩˈdastʃis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O guindaste novo foi instalado no porto para carregar containers pesados.

The new crane was installed at the port to load heavy containers.

O guindaste amarelo está quebrado e precisa de reparos urgentes.

The yellow crane is broken and needs urgent repairs.

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Why is it masculine?

Guindastes is masculine. While it does relate to lifting mechanisms, the etymology and gender explanation are unclear. The word is masculine in Portuguese, likely following the pattern of masculine nouns ending in "-aste," though the specific etymological source and gender inheritance path are not definitively established. The gender is best learned as a lexical property of this word rather than derived from a clear phonetic or morphological rule.

What is the Portuguese word for cranes?

The Portuguese word for cranes is os guindastes — masculine.

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