🇵🇹 Portuguese

rei

masculine

o rei

king

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rei
/u ˈʁej/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say rei in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈʁej/

How do you pronounce rei in Portuguese?

rei is pronounced /u ˈʁej/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O rei português estava muito orgulhoso do seu reino.

The Portuguese king was very proud of his kingdom.

O rei antigo construiu um palácio magnífico para sua família real.

The ancient king built a magnificent palace for his royal family.

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Why is it masculine?

Rei (king) is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "rex" (nominative) / "regis" (genitive), which was a masculine noun, and Portuguese retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor. Like most Romance language nouns, Portuguese inherited both the word and its grammatical gender directly from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for king?

The Portuguese word for king is o rei — masculine.

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