🇵🇹 Portuguese

públicos

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masculine

os públicos

publics

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públicos
/us ˈpublikus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say públicos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈpublikus/

How do you pronounce públicos in Portuguese?

públicos is pronounced /us ˈpublikus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O público português estava muito entusiasmado com o concerto.

The Portuguese public was very enthusiastic about the concert.

O público jovem prefere conteúdo digital ao invés de televisão tradicional.

The young public prefers digital content instead of traditional television.

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Why is it masculine?

Públicos is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "publicus," which was a masculine adjective in Latin's first/second declension. Portuguese retained this gender assignment when inheriting the word. The Latin root likely connects to "populus" (people), reflecting the adjective's meaning of "belonging to the people."

What is the Portuguese word for publics?

The Portuguese word for publics is os públicos — masculine.

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