🇵🇹 Portuguese

ossos

masculine

os ossos

bones

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ossos
/us ˈɔsus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ossos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈɔsus/

How do you pronounce ossos in Portuguese?

ossos is pronounced /us ˈɔsus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O osso grande foi encontrado no sítio arqueológico antigo.

The large bone was found at the ancient archaeological site.

Aquele osso quebrado pertencia a um animal pré-histórico importante.

That broken bone belonged to an important prehistoric animal.

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Why is it masculine?

Ossos (bone) is masculine in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "os, ossis" (neuter). In Portuguese and other Romance languages, Latin neuter nouns generally shifted to masculine gender, and "osso" follows this pattern. The word developed through regular sound changes from the Latin neuter form.

What is the Portuguese word for bones?

The Portuguese word for bones is os ossos — masculine.

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