🇮🇹 Italian

angolo

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masculine

l' angolo

angle

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angolo
/ˈlaŋɡolo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say angolo in Italian?

IPA
/ˈlaŋɡolo/

How do you pronounce angolo in Italian?

angolo is pronounced /ˈlaŋɡolo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo angolo acuto del triangolo misura trenta gradi.

The acute angle of the triangle measures thirty degrees.

Questo angolo destro è molto importante per costruire la casa.

This right angle is very important for building the house.

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Why is it masculine?

Angolo is masculine because it derives from Latin "angulus," which was a masculine noun following the second declension (-us ending), and Italian preserved this grammatical gender when Romance languages evolved from Latin. The Latin word itself likely came from an Indo-European root meaning "narrow" or "tight," reflecting the tight corner that an angle represents.

What is the Italian word for angle?

The Italian word for angle is l' angolo — masculine.

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