🇮🇹 italiano

profumo

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 profumo

perfume

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profumo
/il proˈfuːmo/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice profumo en italiano?

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/il proˈfuːmo/

How do you pronounce profumo in italiano?

profumo is pronounced /il proˈfuːmo/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

Il profumo italiano è più delicato di quello francese.

The Italian perfume is more delicate than the French one.

Questo profumo nuovo è molto profumato e dura a lungo.

This new perfume is very fragrant and lasts a long time.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Profumo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "perfumum" (neuter). In Italian, Latin neuter nouns ending in -um regularly shifted to the -o ending and became masculine, following the standard Romance language pattern. This regular sound change from Latin -um to Italian -o automatically categorized the word as masculine, consistent with Italian's two-gender system.

¿Cómo se dice perfume en italiano?

En italiano, perfume se dice il profumo — masculine.

Practica con Accord

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