Accordpulmões
os pulmões
lungs
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How do you say pulmões in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce pulmões in Portuguese?
pulmões is pronounced /us puwˈmõj̃s/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O pulmão direito do paciente está inflamado e precisa de tratamento imediato.
The patient's right lung is inflamed and needs immediate treatment.
Um pulmão saudável é essencial para uma vida longa e ativa.
A healthy lung is essential for a long and active life.
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Why is it masculine?
Pulmões is masculine because it derives from Latin "pulmo" (nominative) / "pulmonis" (genitive), which was a masculine noun, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender along with the word; the -ão ending in Portuguese often marks masculine nouns, particularly those derived from Latin masculine nouns ending in -o or -on.
What is the Portuguese word for lungs?
The Portuguese word for lungs is os pulmões — masculine.
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