🇮🇹 italiano

microbo

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

il microbo

microbe

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microbo
/il ˈmikrobo/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice microbo en italiano?

AFI
/il ˈmikrobo/

How do you pronounce microbo in italiano?

microbo is pronounced /il ˈmikrobo/ 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?

Microbo 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 microbe en italiano?

En italiano, microbe se dice il microbo — masculine.

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