Accordelefante
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masculine
l' elefante
elephant
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elefante
/leleˈfante/
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¿Cómo se dice elefante en italiano?
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/leleˈfante/
How do you pronounce elefante in italiano?
elefante is pronounced /leleˈfante/ in italiano.
Frases de ejemplo
Lo elefante grigio è molto grande e pesante.
The gray elephant is very large and heavy.
Ho visto un elefante africano magnifico al zoo.
I saw a magnificent African elephant at the zoo.
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¿Por qué es masculine?
Elefante is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "elephantus," which was itself borrowed from Greek "elephas" and inherited the masculine gender from Latin grammar rules for -us ending nouns. The gender was preserved through the regular sound changes that transformed Latin into Italian.
¿Cómo se dice elephant en italiano?
En italiano, elephant se dice l' elefante — masculine.
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