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o sobrinho
nephew
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How do you say sobrinho in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce sobrinho in Portuguese?
sobrinho is pronounced /u soˈbɾĩɲu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O sobrinho mais velho chegou ontem com seu namorado.
The older nephew arrived yesterday with his boyfriend.
Meu sobrinho pequeno quebrou o brinquedo novo dele.
My little nephew broke his new toy.
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Why is it masculine?
Sobrinho is masculine because it derives from Latin "sobrinus," which grammatically assigned the masculine gender to this kinship term, a pattern inherited by Portuguese where most agent nouns and relational terms inherited Latin's masculine -inus/-inus endings. The word's gender reflects Latin's original semantic association of the term with male nephews, though Portuguese later developed the feminine "sobrinha" with the regular -a feminine suffix.
What is the Portuguese word for nephew?
The Portuguese word for nephew is o sobrinho — masculine.
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