Accordelefanti
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 elefanti
elephants
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elefanti
/ʎi eleˈfanti/
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feminine →
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¿Cómo se dice elefanti en italiano?
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/ʎi eleˈfanti/
How do you pronounce elefanti in italiano?
elefanti is pronounced /ʎi eleˈfanti/ 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?
Elefanti 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 elephants en italiano?
En italiano, elephants se dice gli elefanti — masculine.
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