🇵🇹 Portuguese

vizinho

masculine

o vizinho

neighbor

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vizinho
/u viˈzĩɲu/
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How do you say vizinho in Portuguese?

IPA
/u viˈzĩɲu/

How do you pronounce vizinho in Portuguese?

vizinho is pronounced /u viˈzĩɲu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O vizinho novo é muito simpático e sempre me ajuda com as compras.

The new neighbor (m.) is very friendly and always helps me with shopping.

Meu vizinho antigo mudou-se, então o vizinho novo chegou ontem.

My old neighbor (m.) moved away, so the new neighbor (m.) arrived yesterday.

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Why is it masculine?

Vizinho is masculine because it derives from Latin "vicinus" (masculine), which comes from "vicus" (village/neighborhood), and Portuguese inherited the masculine gender from this Latin root. Gender in Romance languages is largely determined by the Latin etymon, so Latin masculine nouns typically become masculine in Portuguese unless sound changes obscure the original ending.

What is the Portuguese word for neighbor?

The Portuguese word for neighbor is o vizinho — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvoisinlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishvecinoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianvicinoilmasculine

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