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o lençol
bedsheet
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How do you say lençol in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce lençol in Portuguese?
lençol is pronounced /u lẽˈsɔw/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O lençol branco estava sujo e precisava ser lavado urgentemente.
The white sheet was dirty and needed to be washed urgently.
Meu lençol favorito é aquele lençol azul claro que minha avó me deu.
My favorite sheet is that light blue sheet that my grandmother gave me.
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Why is it masculine?
Lençol (sheet) is masculine because it derives from Latin "linteum," which was neuter in Latin but underwent gender reassignment in Portuguese, eventually adopting the masculine gender—a common fate for many Latin neuter nouns that shifted to masculine in Romance languages due to the loss of neuter inflections.
What is the Portuguese word for bedsheet?
The Portuguese word for bedsheet is o lençol — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | lenzuolo | il | masculine |
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