Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
25. Other animal names:
| English | Masculine | Feminine |
| the lion / the lioness | o leão | a leoa |
| the boar (wild pig) | o javali | a javalina |
| the elephant | o elefante | a elefanta |
| the monkey | o macaco | a macaca |
| the chimpanzee | o chimpanzé | a chimpanzé |
| the partridge | o perdigão | a perdiz |
| the bear | o urso | a ursa |
26.Most nouns ending in -or add a to form the feminine:
| English | Masculine | Feminine |
| the pastor | o pastor | a pastora |
| the singer | o cantor | a cantora |
| the TV host | o apresentador | a apresentadora |
| the composer | o compositor | a compositora |
Exceptions:
o ator - actor / a atriz - actress
o imperador - emperor / a imperatriz - emperess
o embaixador - the ambassador / a embaixadora - the female ambassador
27. Masculine nouns ending in -ão form the feminine by the means of three different endings, namely -ã , -oa or ona:
| -ão / -ã | -ão / -oa | -ão / -ona |
|
o irmão / a irmã
(the brother / the sister) |
o ermitão / a ermitoa
(the hermit) |
o solteirão / a solteirona
(the bachelor / the spinster) |
|
o campeão / a campeã
(the champion) |
o leitão / a leitoa
(the piglet) |
o pobretão / a pobretona
(a very poor person)
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