🇵🇹 Portuguese

sintoma

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masculine

o sintoma

symptom

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sintoma
/u sĩˈtomɐ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sintoma in Portuguese?

IPA
/u sĩˈtomɐ/

How do you pronounce sintoma in Portuguese?

sintoma is pronounced /u sĩˈtomɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O sintoma inicial foi muito preocupante para o médico.

The initial symptom was very concerning for the doctor.

Aquele sintoma estranho desapareceu depois do tratamento correto.

That strange symptom disappeared after the correct treatment.

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Why is it masculine?

Sintoma is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "symptoma," which itself comes from Greek "symptōma" (συμπτωμα), and this Greek-derived Latin noun belongs to the neuter second declension ending in "-ma," a pattern that Portuguese typically treats as masculine. This "-ma" ending convention (like "problema," "sistema," "drama") became standardized as masculine in Portuguese despite the original Greek neuter gender.

What is the Portuguese word for symptom?

The Portuguese word for symptom is o sintoma — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsymptômelemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishsíntomaelmasculine

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