🇮🇹 italien

zii

masculine

gli zii

uncles

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zii
/ʎi ˈtsiːi/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on zii en italien ?

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/ʎi ˈtsiːi/

How do you pronounce zii in italien?

zii is pronounced /ʎi ˈtsiːi/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

Lo zio italiano è arrivato ieri con suo figlio piccolo.

The Italian uncle arrived yesterday with his little son.

Mio zio è molto generoso e gli piace aiutare i suoi nipoti.

My uncle is very generous and he likes to help his nephews and nieces.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Zii (uncle) is masculine because it derives from Latin "avunculus," which was a masculine noun, and Italian inherited its gender classification through regular sound changes (avunculus > *avunclo > zio). Like most nouns ending in -o in Italian, it retained the masculine gender that was already established in its Latin ancestor.

Comment dit-on uncles en italien ?

En italien, uncles se dit gli zii — masculine.

Pratiquez avec Accord

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