🇵🇹 Portuguese

pregador

masculine

o pregador

clothespin

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pregador
/u pɾeɡaˈdoʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pregador in Portuguese?

IPA
/u pɾeɡaˈdoʁ/

How do you pronounce pregador in Portuguese?

pregador is pronounced /u pɾeɡaˈdoʁ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O pregador experiente entregou um sermão comovente na igreja.

The experienced preacher delivered a moving sermon in the church.

Aquele pregador eloquente foi convidado para a conferência religiosa.

That eloquent preacher was invited to the religious conference.

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Why is it masculine?

Pregador is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praedicator" (masculine noun), which comes from the verb "praedicare" (to preach); Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender through normal sound changes and Latin's masculine -or suffix pattern. However, in modern Portuguese, "pregador" primarily means "clothespin" (a device for hanging clothes), though it retains the historical meaning of "preacher." The word follows the standard Portuguese rule where -or endings typically indicate masculine nouns.

What is the Portuguese word for clothespin?

The Portuguese word for clothespin is o pregador — masculine.

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