🇮🇹 italien

microbi

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masculine

i microbi

microbes

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microbi
/i ˈmikrobi/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on microbi en italien ?

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/i ˈmikrobi/

How do you pronounce microbi in italien?

microbi is pronounced /i ˈmikrobi/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

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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Pourquoi est-ce 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.

Comment dit-on microbes en italien ?

En italien, microbes se dit i microbi — masculine.

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