🇵🇹 Portuguese

médicos

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

os médicos

doctors

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médicos
/us ˈmɛdʒikus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say médicos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈmɛdʒikus/

How do you pronounce médicos in Portuguese?

médicos is pronounced /us ˈmɛdʒikus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O médico experiente diagnosticou a doença rapidamente.

The experienced male doctor diagnosed the illness quickly.

Aquele médico competente foi muito atencioso com seu paciente.

That competent male doctor was very attentive to his patient.

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Why is it masculine?

Médicos is masculine because it derives from Latin "medicus," which was grammatically masculine in Latin's three-gender system, and Portuguese inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The Latin root derives from Latin "mederi" (to heal/cure), reflecting the physician's role as a healer.

What is the Portuguese word for doctors?

The Portuguese word for doctors is os médicos — masculine.

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