🇵🇹 Portuguese

sonho

masculine

o sonho

dream

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sonho
/u ˈsõɲu/
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How do you say sonho in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈsõɲu/

How do you pronounce sonho in Portuguese?

sonho is pronounced /u ˈsõɲu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O sonho recorrente que tive era tão vívido e perturbador que acordei assustado.

The recurring dream that I had was so vivid and disturbing that I woke up scared.

Meu sonho profissional sempre foi claro: eu queria ser um engenheiro talentoso e respeitado.

My professional dream was always clear: I wanted to be a talented and respected engineer.

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Why is it masculine?

Sonho is masculine because it derives from Latin "somnum" (neuter), which became masculine in Portuguese as the neuter gender collapsed and its words were redistributed between masculine and feminine forms during the language's evolution from Vulgar Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for dream?

The Portuguese word for dream is o sonho — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchrêvelemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishsueñoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiansognoilmasculine

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