masculinos

Masculinos is the plural form of the adjective masculino in Spanish and Portuguese. As a grammatical term, it denotes masculine gender and is used to agree with masculine nouns, pronouns, and determiners in the plural. In languages with grammatical gender, masculine and feminine (and sometimes neuter) are categories that affect the form of articles, adjectives, and occasionally verbs, and the masculine form is often used for mixed-gender groups or where masculine is treated as the default.

In Spanish, nouns are classified as masculine or feminine, and agreement with articles and adjectives follows gender and number. For example, los libros negros and niños altos show how adjectives in the masculine plural end in -os. The phrase los sustantivos masculinos refers to masculine nouns. In Portuguese, the plural masculine is also shown by -os: os substantivos masculinos or homens altos; the accompanying adjectives agree in gender and number, as in gatos pretos.

Beyond Spanish and Portuguese, many languages employ a system of grammatical gender that includes a masculine category. The masculine form interacts with definite and indefinite articles, demonstratives, and adjective agreement, shaping how noun phrases are constructed. Discussions of gender in language often touch on inclusive language and gender-neutral alternatives, particularly in contexts aiming to minimize gender marking or to balance representation. Overall, the masculine plural form masculinosserves as a standard component of grammatical agreement in gendered languages and is a key facet of how nouns and modifiers relate within phrases.