🇮🇹 Italian

battito

masculine

il battito

heartbeat

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battito
/il ˈbattito/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say battito in Italian?

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/il ˈbattito/

How do you pronounce battito in Italian?

battito is pronounced /il ˈbattito/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il battito cardiaco regolare è un segno di buona salute.

The regular heartbeat is a sign of good health.

Ho sentito il battito forte del tamburo durante il concerto.

I heard the strong beat of the drum during the concert.

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Why is it masculine?

Battito is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "battitus" (from "battere," to beat), which carried masculine gender that was preserved in Italian; like other Italian nouns ending in "-ito" derived from Latin past participles, it retained the masculine gender of its etymological source.

What is the Italian word for heartbeat?

The Italian word for heartbeat is il battito — masculine.

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