🇮🇹 italiano

microbi

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

i microbi

microbes

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microbi
/i ˈmikrobi/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice microbi en italiano?

AFI
/i ˈmikrobi/

How do you pronounce microbi in italiano?

microbi is pronounced /i ˈmikrobi/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

Il microbo pericoloso è stato identificato dal laboratorio.

The dangerous microbe was identified by the laboratory.

Un microbo nuovo è stato scoperto nel campione d'acqua.

A new microbe was discovered in the water sample.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Microbi is masculine because it derives from Latin "microbium" (formed from Greek "mikros" + "bios"), and Italian typically treats Latin neuter nouns ending in -ium as masculine by converting them to -o endings. This regularization occurred during Italian's development from Vulgar Latin, where neuter nouns were largely absorbed into the masculine gender class.

¿Cómo se dice microbes en italiano?

En italiano, microbes se dice i microbi — masculine.

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