🇵🇹 Portuguese

meios

masculine

os meios

means

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meios
/us ˈmejus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say meios in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈmejus/

How do you pronounce meios in Portuguese?

meios is pronounced /us ˈmejus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O meio ambiente está sendo destruído pelo homem irresponsável.

The (masculine) middle/environment is being destroyed by the irresponsible man. [Gender matters: 'o' (masculine article) and 'irresponsável' agree with 'meio'; if feminine it would be 'a meio' which doesn't exist in standard Portuguese]

Encontrei um meio excelente para resolver esse problema difícil.

I found an excellent (masculine) means/way to solve this difficult problem. [Gender matters: 'um' (masculine article) and 'excelente' must agree with 'meio'; if feminine it would be 'uma meio excelente' which is incorrect]

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Why is it masculine?

Meios is masculine because it derives from the Latin "medius" (masculine), which was used to describe the middle position or point of something. The masculine gender was preserved through the phonetic evolution from Latin to Portuguese, maintaining the gender of its etymological source.

What is the Portuguese word for means?

The Portuguese word for means is os meios — masculine.

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