🇮🇹 italiano

microbi

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masculine

i microbi

microbes

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microbi
/i ˈmikrobi/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice microbi in italiano?

AFI
/i ˈmikrobi/

How do you pronounce microbi in italiano?

microbi is pronounced /i ˈmikrobi/ in italiano.

Frasi di esempio

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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Perché è 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.

Come si dice microbes in italiano?

In italiano, microbes si dice i microbi — masculine.

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