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Vírus is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os vírus ("viruses").
MASCULINEvírus is the plural of vírus
os vírus — viruses
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How do you say vírus in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce vírus in Portuguese?
vírus is pronounced /us ˈviɾus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O vírus perigoso foi descoberto pelos cientistas ontem.
The dangerous virus was discovered by scientists yesterday.
Este vírus novo causou uma pandemia global em 2020.
This new virus caused a global pandemic in 2020.
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Why is it masculine?
Vírus is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "virus" (poison/venom), which was a masculine noun of the second declension. Portuguese retained this grammatical gender from Latin, and the word has remained masculine throughout its evolution into modern Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for viruses?
The Portuguese word for viruses is os vírus — masculine.
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