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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin masculīnus.
Adjective
masculino (feminine masculina, masculine plural masculinos, feminine plural masculinas)
- masculine, male
- (grammar) masculine (gender)
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Latin
Adjective
masculīnō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of masculīnus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin masculīnus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
- Hyphenation: mas‧cu‧li‧no
Adjective
masculino (feminine masculina, masculine plural masculinos, feminine plural masculinas)
- masculine, male
- men's
- basquete masculino ― men's basketball
- (grammar) masculine
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Noun
masculino m (plural masculinos, feminine feminino, feminine plural femininos)
- (grammar) masculine
- (Brazil, colloquial) Clipping of time masculino (“men's team”).
- (Brazil, colloquial) Clipping of campeonato masculino (“men's championship”).
- (South Brazil, law enforcement) male individual
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:masculino.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin masculīnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maskuˈlino/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: mas‧cu‧li‧no
Adjective
masculino (feminine masculina, masculine plural masculinos, feminine plural masculinas)
- masculine, male
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading