🇵🇹 Portuguese

mercados

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masculine

os mercados

markets

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mercados
/us meʁˈkadus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mercados in Portuguese?

IPA
/us meʁˈkadus/

How do you pronounce mercados in Portuguese?

mercados is pronounced /us meʁˈkadus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O mercado brasileiro está fechado hoje porque é feriado nacional.

The Brazilian market is closed today because it is a national holiday.

O mercado local foi reconstruído após o incêndio devastador que ocorreu no mês passado.

The local market was rebuilt after the devastating fire that occurred last month.

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Why is it masculine?

Mercados is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "mercatus" (masculine), the past participle of "mercari" (to trade), which became a noun meaning market or commerce. The masculine gender was preserved through the regular sound changes from Latin to Portuguese, where Latin masculine nouns typically became masculine in the Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for markets?

The Portuguese word for markets is os mercados — masculine.

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