🇵🇹 Portuguese

telhado

masculine

o telhado

roof

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telhado
/u teˈʎadu/
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How do you say telhado in Portuguese?

IPA
/u teˈʎadu/

How do you pronounce telhado in Portuguese?

telhado is pronounced /u teˈʎadu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O telhado antigo da casa precisa de reparos urgentes.

The old roof of the house needs urgent repairs.

Aquele telhado danificado foi completamente reconstruído no ano passado.

That damaged roof was completely rebuilt last year.

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Why is it masculine?

Telhado is masculine because it derives from Latin "tegula" (tile) with the suffix "-ado". In Portuguese, the suffix "-ado" typically creates masculine nouns and adjectives, which is the primary reason for this word's masculine gender.

What is the Portuguese word for roof?

The Portuguese word for roof is o telhado — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchtoitlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishtechoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiantettoilmasculine

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