🇵🇹 Portuguese

lagos

masculine

os lagos

lakes

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lagos
/us ˈlaɡus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lagos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈlaɡus/

How do you pronounce lagos in Portuguese?

lagos is pronounced /us ˈlaɡus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O lago azul era tão profundo que ninguém conseguia ver o fundo.

The blue lake was so deep that no one could see the bottom.

Este lago tranquilo é perfeito para acampar durante o verão.

This calm lake is perfect for camping during the summer.

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Why is it masculine?

Lagos is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "lacus" (lake), which was a second-declension masculine noun in Latin, and Portuguese preserved this masculine gender through its regular sound changes.

What is the Portuguese word for lakes?

The Portuguese word for lakes is os lagos — masculine.

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