Accordnúmero
o número
number
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How do you say número in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce número in Portuguese?
número is pronounced /u ˈnumeɾu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O número grande foi escrito no quadro branco.
The big number was written on the white board.
Aquele número exato é o correto para resolver o problema matemático difícil.
That exact number is the correct one to solve the difficult math problem.
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Why is it masculine?
Número is masculine because it descends from Latin "numerus," which was a masculine noun (second declension), and Portuguese retained the gender of its Latin etymon. The Latin root itself likely derives from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to distribute" or "to allot," though the gender assignment in Latin was a grammatical convention rather than motivated by semantic meaning.
What is the Portuguese word for number?
The Portuguese word for number is o número — masculine.
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