🇵🇹 Portuguese

jornal

masculine

o jornal

newspaper

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jornal
/u ʒoʁˈnaw/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say jornal in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ʒoʁˈnaw/

How do you pronounce jornal in Portuguese?

jornal is pronounced /u ʒoʁˈnaw/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O jornal matutino chegou atrasado esta manhã.

The morning newspaper arrived late this morning.

Este jornal importante publicou uma reportagem investigativa muito relevante.

This important newspaper published a very relevant investigative report.

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Why is it masculine?

Jornal is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from the Old French "journal," which comes from Latin "diurnalis" (meaning "daily"), and the masculine ending "-al" in Portuguese typically assigns masculine gender to nouns, as seen in words like "animal," "capital," and "hospital."

What is the Portuguese word for newspaper?

The Portuguese word for newspaper is o jornal — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchjournallemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishperiódicoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiangiornaleilmasculine

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