🇵🇹 Portuguese

números

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masculine

os números

numbers

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números
/us ˈnumeɾus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say números in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈnumeɾus/

How do you pronounce números in Portuguese?

números is pronounced /us ˈnumeɾus/ 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?

Números 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 numbers?

The Portuguese word for numbers is os números — masculine.

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