🇵🇹 Portuguese

plásticos

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masculine

os plásticos

plastics

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plásticos
/us ˈplastʃikus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say plásticos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈplastʃikus/

How do you pronounce plásticos in Portuguese?

plásticos is pronounced /us ˈplastʃikus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O plástico transparente é muito útil para embalagens de alimentos.

The transparent plastic is very useful for food packaging.

Este plástico duro e resistente foi escolhido especialmente para este projeto.

This hard and resistant plastic was chosen especially for this project.

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Why is it masculine?

Plásticos is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "plasticus," which came from Greek "plastikos" (from "plassein," meaning "to mold"), and Latin adjectives ending in "-icus" typically became masculine nouns ending in "-ico" in Portuguese, following the standard gender patterns for Romance language noun formation.

What is the Portuguese word for plastics?

The Portuguese word for plastics is os plásticos — masculine.

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