Table 1.

Morphological analysis of the terms “acidente do trabalho” and “acidente de trabalho”

Acidente do trabalho	Acidente de trabalho
“Acidente”: noun, common, singular, masculine.	“Acidente”: noun, common, singular, masculine.
“Do”: preposition “de” + definite article “o” (contraction).	“De”: preposition.
“Trabalho”: noun, common, singular, masculine.	“Trabalho”: noun, common, singular, masculine.
In this case, “do” indicates possession or belonging, meaning the accident belongs to or is related to the work.	In this case, “de” indicates a relationship between the accident and the work. The accident is related to the work but does not indicate possession or belonging.