🇵🇹 Portuguese

isqueiros

masculine

os isqueiros

lighters

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isqueiros
/us isˈkejɾus/
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How do you say isqueiros in Portuguese?

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/us isˈkejɾus/

How do you pronounce isqueiros in Portuguese?

isqueiros is pronounced /us isˈkejɾus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O isqueiro vermelho que comprei ontem parou de funcionar.

The red lighter that I bought yesterday stopped working.

Meu isqueiro favorito desapareceu; era um isqueiro antigo e muito valioso.

My favorite lighter disappeared; it was an old and very valuable lighter.

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Why is it masculine?

Isqueiros is masculine. The word derives from Latin "iscarium" and belongs to the productive "-eiro" suffix class in Portuguese, which forms masculine instrument and agent nouns. This suffix consistently assigns masculine gender to nouns in Portuguese, regardless of the original Latin gender.

What is the Portuguese word for lighters?

The Portuguese word for lighters is os isqueiros — masculine.

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