🇮🇹 Italian

autunno

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masculine

l' autunno

autumn

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autunno
/lauˈtunno/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say autunno in Italian?

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/lauˈtunno/

How do you pronounce autunno in Italian?

autunno is pronounced /lauˈtunno/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo autunno scorso è stato particolarmente secco e caldo.

Last autumn was particularly dry and hot.

L'autunno prossimo sarà bellissimo con i colori rossi e arancioni.

Next autumn will be beautiful with red and orange colors.

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Why is it masculine?

Autunno is masculine because it derives from the Latin "autumnus," which was a masculine noun, and Italian retained the masculine gender from its Latin ancestor. The -o ending in Italian typically marks masculine nouns, reinforcing this inherited gender from the Romance language evolution.

What is the Italian word for autumn?

The Italian word for autumn is l' autunno — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchautomnel'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishotoñoelmasculine

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