🇮🇹 Italian

azzurri

masculine

gli azzurri

blues

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azzurri
/ʎi adˈdzurri/
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How do you say azzurri in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi adˈdzurri/

How do you pronounce azzurri in Italian?

azzurri is pronounced /ʎi adˈdzurri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo azzurro del cielo è molto più intenso oggi rispetto a ieri.

The blue of the sky is much more intense today compared to yesterday.

Mi piace molto lo azzurro profondo di questo dipinto antico.

I really like the deep blue of this ancient painting.

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Why is it masculine?

Azzurri is masculine because it derives from the Latin "azureus," which inherited the masculine gender from the Arabic "al-lazward" (lapis lazuli stone); Italian masculine adjectives ending in "-o" preserved this gender assignment through regular sound changes from Latin to Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for blues?

The Italian word for blues is gli azzurri — masculine.

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