🇮🇹 Italian

amici

masculine

gli amici

friends

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amici
/ʎi aˈmiːtʃi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say amici in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi aˈmiːtʃi/

How do you pronounce amici in Italian?

amici is pronounced /ʎi aˈmiːtʃi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo amico fedele mi ha aiutato quando ero in difficoltà.

The faithful male friend helped me when I was in difficulty.

Lo amico nuovo è molto simpatico e intelligente.

The new male friend is very likeable and intelligent.

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Why is it masculine?

Amici is masculine because it derives from Latin "amicus," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension (similar to Latin nouns like "filius" and "dominus"). Italian inherited this gender classification when Latin evolved into the Romance languages, preserving the masculine ending "-o" that typically marks masculine nouns in Italian.

What is the Italian word for friends?

The Italian word for friends is gli amici — masculine.

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