🇵🇹 Portuguese

orgulhos

masculine

os orgulhos

prides

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orgulhos
/us oʁˈɡuʎus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say orgulhos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us oʁˈɡuʎus/

How do you pronounce orgulhos in Portuguese?

orgulhos is pronounced /us oʁˈɡuʎus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O orgulho brasileiro é muito grande e justificado.

Brazilian pride is very great and justified. (The masculine article 'o' and masculine adjective 'grande' and 'justificado' agree with the masculine noun 'orgulho')

Seu orgulho desmedido o destruiu completamente.

His excessive pride destroyed him completely. (The masculine adjective 'desmedido' and masculine past participle 'destruiu' agree with the masculine noun 'orgulho', showing how the gender affects the agreement chain)

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Why is it masculine?

Orgulhos is masculine. In Portuguese, words ending in -o are typically masculine. This word derives from Latin "orgullum," which was masculine, and Portuguese retained both the masculine gender and the -o ending through regular sound changes from Latin to Portuguese (Latin -um > Portuguese -o).

What is the Portuguese word for prides?

The Portuguese word for prides is os orgulhos — masculine.

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