🇮🇹 italien

basilico

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masculine

il basilico

basil

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basilico
/il baˈziːliko/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on basilico en italien ?

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/il baˈziːliko/

How do you pronounce basilico in italien?

basilico is pronounced /il baˈziːliko/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

Il basilico fresco è essenziale per preparare un buon pesto genovese.

Fresh basil is essential for preparing a good Genoese pesto.

Ho comprato il basilico al mercato, ma era già appassito quando l'ho portato a casa.

I bought the basil at the market, but it was already wilted when I brought it home.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Basilico is masculine because it derives from Latin "basilicum," a neuter noun with the suffix "-icum." In Italian, Latin neuter nouns typically became masculine (since the neuter gender disappeared in Romance languages). The word ultimately comes from Greek "basilikos" (royal), originally referring to the basil plant.

Comment dit-on basil en italien ?

En italien, basil se dit il basilico — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇫🇷 Frenchbasiliclemasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemanjericãoomasculine

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