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Planetas is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os planetas ("planets").
MASCULINEplanetas is the plural of planeta
os planetas — planets
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planetas
/us plaˈnetɐs/
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feminine →
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How do you say planetas in Portuguese?
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/us plaˈnetɐs/
How do you pronounce planetas in Portuguese?
planetas is pronounced /us plaˈnetɐs/ in Portuguese.
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Why is it masculine?
Planetas is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "planēta," which was itself borrowed from Greek "planḗtēs" (πλανήτης), meaning "wanderer," and maintained the masculine gender of its Latin form despite ending in "-a," which typically marks feminine nouns in Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for planets?
The Portuguese word for planets is os planetas — masculine.
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