🇵🇹 Portuguese

lado

masculine

o lado

side

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lado
/u ˈladu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lado in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈladu/

How do you pronounce lado in Portuguese?

lado is pronounced /u ˈladu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O lado esquerdo da rua é mais perigoso.

The left side of the street is more dangerous.

Aquele lado comprido do retângulo é muito importante.

That long side of the rectangle is very important.

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Why is it masculine?

Lado is masculine because it derives from Latin "latus" (side), which was a neuter noun in Latin but became masculine in Portuguese following the regular sound changes and gender patterns that governed Romance language evolution from Latin, where many neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for side?

The Portuguese word for side is o lado — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcôtélemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishladoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianlatoilmasculine

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