🇵🇹 Portuguese

trilho

masculine

o trilho

rail

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trilho
/u ˈtɾiʎu/
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How do you say trilho in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈtɾiʎu/

How do you pronounce trilho in Portuguese?

trilho is pronounced /u ˈtɾiʎu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O trilho antigo foi substituído por um novo trilho moderno na estação de trem.

The old (masculine) rail was replaced by a new (masculine) modern rail at the train station.

O trilho danificado precisava ser reparado urgentemente, pois era o trilho principal da ferrovia.

The damaged (masculine) rail needed to be repaired urgently, as it was the main (masculine) rail of the railway.

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Why is it masculine?

Trilho (rail/track) is masculine. In Portuguese, nouns ending in "-o" are typically masculine. While the word has connections to Latin roots related to paths and tracks, the primary reason for its masculine gender is the standard pattern that Portuguese nouns ending in "-o" are masculine, inherited from Latin nominal gender systems where -us and -o endings indicated masculine forms.

What is the Portuguese word for rail?

The Portuguese word for rail is o trilho — masculine.

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