🇵🇹 Portuguese

universo

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o universo

universe

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universo
/u univeʁˈsu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say universo in Portuguese?

IPA
/u univeʁˈsu/

How do you pronounce universo in Portuguese?

universo is pronounced /u univeʁˈsu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O universo infinito fascina os astrônomos com seus mistérios profundos.

The infinite universe fascinates astronomers with its profound mysteries.

Este universo antigo contém bilhões de galáxias que ainda não foram exploradas.

This ancient universe contains billions of galaxies that have not yet been explored.

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Why is it masculine?

Universo is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "universum," which was neuter in classical Latin but became masculine when adopted into Romance languages, likely due to influence from the masculine noun "mundo" (world) and the general tendency of Latin neuter nouns to shift toward masculine gender in Portuguese and other Romance languages.

What is the Portuguese word for universe?

The Portuguese word for universe is o universo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianuniversol'masculine

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