🇮🇹 italiano

astronauti

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

gli astronauti

astronauts

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astronauti
/ʎi astroˈnauti/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice astronauti en italiano?

AFI
/ʎi astroˈnauti/

How do you pronounce astronauti in italiano?

astronauti is pronounced /ʎi astroˈnauti/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

Lo astronauta italiano è stato il primo a camminare sulla Luna.

The Italian astronaut was the first to walk on the Moon.

Lo astronauta coraggioso ha completato la sua missione spaziale con successo.

The brave astronaut completed his space mission successfully.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Astronauti is masculine in Italian because it derives from the Greek-Latin compound "astro-" (star) + "-nauta" (sailor), where "-nauta" comes from the Latin masculine noun "nauta" (sailor). However, in modern Italian, "astronauta" is used as both masculine and feminine depending on the gender of the person being referred to (e.g., "l'astronauta" can refer to either a male or female astronaut). While the etymology points to a masculine origin, the word is increasingly treated as a common gender noun in contemporary usage.

¿Cómo se dice astronauts en italiano?

En italiano, astronauts se dice gli astronauti — masculine.

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