🇮🇹 italiano

parco

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masculine

il parco

park

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parco
/il ˈparko/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice parco in italiano?

AFI
/il ˈparko/

How do you pronounce parco in italiano?

parco is pronounced /il ˈparko/ in italiano.

Frasi di esempio

Il parco grande è stato restaurato completamente.

The large park was completely restored. (masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'grande' agree with 'parco')

Quel parco pubblico attrae molti visitatori ogni giorno.

That public park attracts many visitors every day. (masculine demonstrative 'quel' and masculine adjective 'pubblico' agree with 'parco')

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Perché è masculine?

Parco is masculine because it derives from Latin "parcus" (stingy, sparing), which was a first/second declension adjective with masculine forms ending in "-us" that became "-o" in Italian. However, the semantic connection between "stingy/sparing" and "park" is speculative. More likely, "parco" may derive from or be related to "parca" (enclosure) or directly from Late Latin sources meaning enclosed space. Regardless of the exact semantic evolution, the masculine gender is retained from Latin masculine adjective forms ending in "-us" which regularly became "-o" in Italian.

Come si dice park in italiano?

In italiano, park si dice il parco — masculine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

LinguaParolaArticoloGenere
🇫🇷 Frenchparclemasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseparqueomasculine

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