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il barile
barrel
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How do you say barile in Italian?
How do you pronounce barile in Italian?
barile is pronounced /il baˈriːle/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il barile grande conteneva vino rosso italiano.
The large barrel contained Italian red wine.
Un barile nuovo è stato consegnato al cantiere vinicolo.
A new barrel was delivered to the winery.
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Why is it masculine?
Barile is masculine. While it does derive from Latin and retain masculine gender, the rule's claim about "-ile" endings maintaining masculine gender is misleading. In Italian, most nouns ending in "-ile" are actually masculine regardless of their Latin origin, but this is a gender pattern of the "-ile" suffix in Italian rather than evidence of gender retention from Latin. The etymology from Germanic sources via Latin is plausible, but the explanation conflates suffix gender patterns with gender retention.
What is the Italian word for barrel?
The Italian word for barrel is il barile — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | tonneau | le | masculine |
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