🇮🇹 italiano

universo

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masculine

l' universo

universe

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universo
/luniˈvɛrso/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice universo in italiano?

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/luniˈvɛrso/

How do you pronounce universo in italiano?

universo is pronounced /luniˈvɛrso/ in italiano.

Frasi di esempio

Lo universo è infinito e affascinante.

The universe is infinite and fascinating. (The masculine article 'lo' and masculine adjective 'infinito' agree with the masculine noun 'universo')

Lo universo intero si espande continuamente.

The entire universe expands continuously. (The masculine article 'lo', masculine adjective 'intero', and masculine adjective 'continuamente' all agree with the masculine noun 'universo', showing why gender agreement matters for proper Italian syntax)

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Perché è masculine?

Universo is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "universus," which was a masculine adjective meaning "whole" or "universal." Italian retained this grammatical gender from Latin through regular phonological and morphological evolution. The Latin adjective "universus" comes from "unus" (one) combined with "versus" (turned/directed), but the etymological analysis of the components is less important than recognizing that Italian simply inherited the masculine gender from the Latin masculine form.

Come si dice universe in italiano?

In italiano, universe si dice l' universo — masculine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

LinguaParolaArticoloGenere
🇵🇹 Portugueseuniversoomasculine

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