🇵🇹 Portuguese

papais

masculine

os papais

daddies

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papais
/us paˈpajs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say papais in Portuguese?

IPA
/us paˈpajs/

How do you pronounce papais in Portuguese?

papais is pronounced /us paˈpajs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O papai está muito cansado depois do trabalho.

The dad is very tired after work.

Meu papai é um homem dedicado e responsável.

My dad is a dedicated and responsible man.

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Why is it masculine?

Papais is masculine in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "papa" (father), a masculine noun. Portuguese retained this grammatical gender, and the word evolved through sound changes. The suffix "-ai" is not a diminutive in this case, but rather represents a phonetic evolution of the Latin form. The masculine gender is inherited directly from the Latin masculine source.

What is the Portuguese word for daddies?

The Portuguese word for daddies is os papais — masculine.

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