🇮🇹 Italian

becchi

masculine

i becchi

beaks

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becchi
/i ˈbekki/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say becchi in Italian?

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/i ˈbekki/

How do you pronounce becchi in Italian?

becchi is pronounced /i ˈbekki/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il becco nero dell'aquila è molto affilato e pericoloso.

The eagle's black beak is very sharp and dangerous.

Quel becco lungo e curvo appartiene a un uccello tropicale raro.

That long and curved beak belongs to a rare tropical bird.

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Why is it masculine?

Becchi (beak) is masculine because it derives from Latin "beccus," which was a masculine noun, and Italian retained the gender of its Latin ancestor. The Latin term itself likely came from a Gaulish or Celtic root, reflecting the bird-related vocabulary that entered Latin through contact with northern peoples.

What is the Italian word for beaks?

The Italian word for beaks is i becchi — masculine.

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