🇵🇹 Portuguese

viadutos

masculine

os viadutos

overpasses

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viadutos
/us vjaˈdutus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say viadutos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us vjaˈdutus/

How do you pronounce viadutos in Portuguese?

viadutos is pronounced /us vjaˈdutus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O viaduto novo foi construído para conectar os dois bairros da cidade.

The new overpass was built to connect the two neighborhoods of the city.

O viaduto histórico precisava ser restaurado porque estava danificado.

The historic overpass needed to be restored because it was damaged.

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Why is it masculine?

Viadutos is masculine because it derives from Latin "viaductus" (via + ductus, "a leading of the way"), which is a masculine noun in Latin, and Portuguese preserved this grammatical gender from its Romance language origins. The word entered Portuguese through technical/architectural terminology where Latin masculine forms were typically retained.

What is the Portuguese word for overpasses?

The Portuguese word for overpasses is os viadutos — masculine.

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