cavalo-marinho

/kaˌvalumaˈɾiɲu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os cavalos-marinhos

Meaning

  1. seahorse

    Built from cavalo (horse) + marinho (marine).

    • Vi um cavalo-marinho.

      I saw a seahorse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • cavalo horse
  • marinho marine

Practice

1 What does cavalo-marinho mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vi um cavalo-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cavalo-marinho?

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