🇵🇹 Portuguese

pântanos

masculine

os pântanos

swamps

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pântanos
/us ˈpɐ̃tɐnus/
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How do you say pântanos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈpɐ̃tɐnus/

How do you pronounce pântanos in Portuguese?

pântanos is pronounced /us ˈpɐ̃tɐnus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O pântano antigo estava completamente seco durante a estiagem.

The old swamp was completely dry during the drought. (The masculine articles 'o' and adjective 'antigo' agree with the masculine noun 'pântano')

Aquele pântano profundo e escuro abrigava muitos animais selvagens.

That deep and dark swamp sheltered many wild animals. (The masculine demonstrative 'aquele' and masculine adjectives 'profundo' and 'escuro' agree with the masculine noun 'pântano')

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Why is it masculine?

Pântanos is masculine because it ends in -ano, a productive masculine suffix in Portuguese. Words ending in -ano are typically masculine (e.g., plano, romano, urbano). The word derives from Latin "pantanus," which was also masculine, maintaining its gender through the Romance language evolution to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for swamps?

The Portuguese word for swamps is os pântanos — masculine.

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