🇵🇹 Portuguese

sótão

masculine

o sótão

attic

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sótão
/u ˈsɔtɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sótão in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈsɔtɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce sótão in Portuguese?

sótão is pronounced /u ˈsɔtɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O sótão antigo da casa estava cheio de móveis quebrados.

The old attic of the house was full of broken furniture.

Encontrei um quadro valioso no sótão escuro durante a limpeza.

I found a valuable painting in the dark attic during cleaning.

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Why is it masculine?

Sótão is masculine because it derives from Latin "sottaneum," a neuter adjective meaning "situated below." In Portuguese, Latin neuter nouns typically evolved into masculine forms, following the general Romance language pattern where neuter gender was largely absorbed into the masculine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for attic?

The Portuguese word for attic is o sótão — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchgrenierlemasculine

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