🇵🇹 Portuguese

lados

masculine

os lados

sides

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lados
/us ˈladus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lados in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈladus/

How do you pronounce lados in Portuguese?

lados is pronounced /us ˈladus/ 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?

Lados 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 sides?

The Portuguese word for sides is os lados — masculine.

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