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Prefeitos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os prefeitos ("mayors").
MASCULINEprefeitos is the plural of prefeito
os prefeitos — mayors
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How do you say prefeitos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce prefeitos in Portuguese?
prefeitos is pronounced /us pɾeˈfejtus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O prefeito eleito foi muito generoso ao distribuir recursos para a cidade.
The elected mayor was very generous in distributing resources to the city.
O prefeito anterior era competente, mas o novo prefeito é mais inovador.
The previous mayor was competent, but the new mayor is more innovative.
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Why is it masculine?
Prefeitos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praefectus" (masculine), which referred to a Roman official or prefect, and Portuguese inherited the masculine grammatical gender along with the word form. The suffix "-o" in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns, reinforcing this gender assignment from its Latin origin.
What is the Portuguese word for mayors?
The Portuguese word for mayors is os prefeitos — masculine.
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