🇵🇹 Portuguese

sintomas

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masculine

os sintomas

symptoms

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sintomas
/us sĩˈtomɐs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sintomas in Portuguese?

IPA
/us sĩˈtomɐs/

How do you pronounce sintomas in Portuguese?

sintomas is pronounced /us sĩˈtomɐs/ 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?

Sintomas 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 symptoms?

The Portuguese word for symptoms is os sintomas — masculine.

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