🇮🇹 Italian

bicchieri

masculine

i bicchieri

glasses

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bicchieri
/i bikˈkjɛːri/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bicchieri in Italian?

IPA
/i bikˈkjɛːri/

How do you pronounce bicchieri in Italian?

bicchieri is pronounced /i bikˈkjɛːri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il bicchiere rosso è caduto dal tavolo e si è rotto.

The red glass fell from the table and broke. (masculine article 'il' + masculine adjective 'rosso')

Ho comprato un bicchiere nuovo per bere l'acqua fredda.

I bought a new glass to drink cold water. (masculine article 'un' + masculine adjective 'nuovo')

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Why is it masculine?

Bicchieri is masculine because it derives from the Latin "bicarium" (a two-handled drinking vessel), which was a masculine noun. Italian inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes, where the Latin masculine ending "-arium" evolved into the Italian masculine ending "-iere".

What is the Italian word for glasses?

The Italian word for glasses is i bicchieri — masculine.

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