🇮🇹 italien

astronauti

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 astronauti

astronauts

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astronauti
/ʎi astroˈnauti/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on astronauti en italien ?

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/ʎi astroˈnauti/

How do you pronounce astronauti in italien?

astronauti is pronounced /ʎi astroˈnauti/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

Lo astronauta italiano è stato il primo a camminare sulla Luna.

The Italian astronaut was the first to walk on the Moon.

Lo astronauta coraggioso ha completato la sua missione spaziale con successo.

The brave astronaut completed his space mission successfully.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Astronauti is masculine in Italian because it derives from the Greek-Latin compound "astro-" (star) + "-nauta" (sailor), where "-nauta" comes from the Latin masculine noun "nauta" (sailor). However, in modern Italian, "astronauta" is used as both masculine and feminine depending on the gender of the person being referred to (e.g., "l'astronauta" can refer to either a male or female astronaut). While the etymology points to a masculine origin, the word is increasingly treated as a common gender noun in contemporary usage.

Comment dit-on astronauts en italien ?

En italien, astronauts se dit gli astronauti — masculine.

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