🇵🇹 Portuguese

salários

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masculine

os salários

salaries

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salários
/us saˈlaɾius/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say salários in Portuguese?

IPA
/us saˈlaɾius/

How do you pronounce salários in Portuguese?

salários is pronounced /us saˈlaɾius/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O salário mínimo foi aumentado este ano.

The minimum salary was increased this year.

Meu salário atual é insuficiente para pagar todas as despesas.

My current salary is insufficient to pay all expenses.

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Why is it masculine?

Salários is masculine. It derives from Latin "salarium" (originally neuter), but the -ário suffix in Portuguese is typically masculine, and this word followed the productive masculine noun pattern when it entered Portuguese. The masculine gender became standard in Portuguese and other Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for salaries?

The Portuguese word for salaries is os salários — masculine.

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