🇮🇹 italiano

metri

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masculine

i metri

tape measures

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metri
/i ˈmɛːtri/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice metri en italiano?

AFI
/i ˈmɛːtri/

How do you pronounce metri in italiano?

metri is pronounced /i ˈmɛːtri/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

Il metro è troppo affollato durante l'ora di punta.

The subway is too crowded during rush hour.

Ho perso il mio metro nuovo sulla linea rossa.

I lost my new measuring stick on the red line.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Metri is masculine in Italian. While it can mean "tape measure" (metro a nastro), it more commonly refers to the "subway/underground railway system" (metropolitana). The word derives from Latin "metrum" (a measure or meter), which was a neuter noun in Latin. In Italian, Latin neuter nouns typically shifted to masculine gender when they retained or developed an -o ending, which is why "metro" is masculine.

¿Cómo se dice tape measures en italiano?

En italiano, tape measures se dice i metri — masculine.

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