Accordtornozelo
o tornozelo
ankle
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How do you say tornozelo in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce tornozelo in Portuguese?
tornozelo is pronounced /u toʁnoˈzɛlu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O tornozelo inchado do jogador o impediu de participar do jogo.
The swollen ankle of the player prevented him from participating in the game.
Meu tornozelo direito dói muito depois da queda.
My right ankle hurts a lot after the fall.
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Why is it masculine?
Tornozelo is masculine because it derives from Latin "tornus" (lathe/turning tool) combined with the diminutive suffix "-olus" (or "-olum"), which became "-elo" in Portuguese. Latin diminutives in "-olus/-olum" typically produced masculine nouns in Romance languages. The masculine gender was preserved through Portuguese phonetic evolution of the Latin diminutive form.
What is the Portuguese word for ankle?
The Portuguese word for ankle is o tornozelo — masculine.
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