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Delitos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os delitos ("offenses").
MASCULINEdelitos is the plural of delito
os delitos — offenses
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How do you say delitos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce delitos in Portuguese?
delitos is pronounced /us deˈlitus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O delito grave foi cometido ontem à noite no centro da cidade.
The serious crime was committed last night in the city center.
Aquele delito obscuro permaneceu impunido durante muitos anos.
That obscure crime remained unpunished for many years.
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Why is it masculine?
Delitos is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "delictum" (a neuter noun meaning "offense" or "crime"), and when Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" were adopted into Portuguese, they typically became masculine nouns ending in "-o". This sound change preserved the grammatical gender shift that occurred as Vulgar Latin evolved into Romance languages.
What is the Portuguese word for offenses?
The Portuguese word for offenses is os delitos — masculine.
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