🇵🇹 Portuguese

professores

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

os professores

teachers

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professores
/us pɾofeˈsoɾis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say professores in Portuguese?

IPA
/us pɾofeˈsoɾis/

How do you pronounce professores in Portuguese?

professores is pronounced /us pɾofeˈsoɾis/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O professor experiente ensinou uma aula excelente para seus alunos.

The experienced (male) teacher taught an excellent class to his students.

Este professor novo é muito dedicado ao seu trabalho.

This new (male) teacher is very dedicated to his work.

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Why is it masculine?

In Portuguese, "professor" is masculine because it derives from the Latin "professorem" (accusative of "professor"), which was already grammatically masculine in Latin, following the Latin second declension pattern for agent nouns ending in -or. The feminine form "professora" was later created by applying the regular Portuguese feminine suffix -a to the masculine root.

What is the Portuguese word for teachers?

The Portuguese word for teachers is os professores — masculine.

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