🇵🇹 Portuguese

papéis

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masculine

os papéis

papers

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papéis
/us paˈpɛjs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say papéis in Portuguese?

IPA
/us paˈpɛjs/

How do you pronounce papéis in Portuguese?

papéis is pronounced /us paˈpɛjs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O papel branco foi usado para imprimir o documento importante.

The white paper was used to print the important document.

Este papel antigo é valioso porque contém um mapa do século XVI.

This old paper is valuable because it contains a sixteenth-century map.

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Why is it masculine?

Papéis is masculine in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "papyrus" (neuter), and its masculine gender in Portuguese is primarily due to the masculine ending "-el", which is a common masculine suffix in Portuguese. Many nouns ending in "-el" are masculine in Portuguese, and this pattern helped establish "papel" as masculine.

What is the Portuguese word for papers?

The Portuguese word for papers is os papéis — masculine.

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