🇵🇹 Portuguese

prefeitos

masculine

os prefeitos

mayors

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prefeitos
/us pɾeˈfejtus/
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How do you say prefeitos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us pɾeˈfejtus/

How do you pronounce prefeitos in Portuguese?

prefeitos is pronounced /us pɾeˈfejtus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O prefeito eleito foi muito generoso ao distribuir recursos para a cidade.

The elected mayor was very generous in distributing resources to the city.

O prefeito anterior era competente, mas o novo prefeito é mais inovador.

The previous mayor was competent, but the new mayor is more innovative.

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Why is it masculine?

Prefeitos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praefectus" (masculine), which referred to a Roman official or prefect, and Portuguese inherited the masculine grammatical gender along with the word form. The suffix "-o" in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns, reinforcing this gender assignment from its Latin origin.

What is the Portuguese word for mayors?

The Portuguese word for mayors is os prefeitos — masculine.

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