🇵🇹 Portuguese

pincéis

masculine

os pincéis

paintbrushes

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pincéis
/us pĩˈsɛjs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pincéis in Portuguese?

IPA
/us pĩˈsɛjs/

How do you pronounce pincéis in Portuguese?

pincéis is pronounced /us pĩˈsɛjs/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O pincel novo que comprei é perfeito para pintar as paredes da minha casa.

The new brush that I bought is perfect for painting the walls of my house.

Aquele pincel antigo estava tão desgastado que tive que jogar fora e comprar um pincel melhor.

That old brush was so worn out that I had to throw it away and buy a better brush.

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Why is it masculine?

Pincéis (paintbrush) is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "penicillus" (a small tail or brush), which was a masculine noun, and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (penicillus > pincel). The -el ending in Portuguese typically indicates masculine nouns, reinforcing this classification.

What is the Portuguese word for paintbrushes?

The Portuguese word for paintbrushes is os pincéis — masculine.

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