🇵🇹 Portuguese

ouros

masculine

os ouros

golds

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ouros
/us ˈoɾus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ouros in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈoɾus/

How do you pronounce ouros in Portuguese?

ouros is pronounced /us ˈoɾus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O ouro puro é muito valioso e raro.

Pure gold is very valuable and rare.

O ouro antigo foi descoberto durante a escavação arqueológica.

The ancient gold was discovered during the archaeological excavation.

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Why is it masculine?

Ouros (gold) is masculine because it derives from Latin "aurum," which was grammatically masculine, and Portuguese inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The Latin masculine ending -um typically became -o in Portuguese, preserving the original gender class.

What is the Portuguese word for golds?

The Portuguese word for golds is os ouros — masculine.

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