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i bruchi
caterpillars
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How do you say bruchi in Italian?
How do you pronounce bruchi in Italian?
bruchi is pronounced /i ˈbruːki/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il bruco verde si è trasformato in una bellissima farfalla.
The green caterpillar transformed into a very beautiful butterfly.
Ho trovato un bruco piccolo e affamato sulla foglia della pianta.
I found a small and hungry caterpillar on the plant's leaf.
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Why is it masculine?
Bruchi (caterpillar) is masculine in Italian. While the word does derive from Latin, the etymological path and explanation require clarification. The masculine gender is maintained from its Latin origins, though "brucus" itself may not be the direct ancestor. Italian inherited this masculine classification through regular phonetic evolution from Latin. The gender is simply inherited from the Latin source, representing gender preservation rather than following a productive derivational pattern.
What is the Italian word for caterpillars?
The Italian word for caterpillars is i bruchi — masculine.
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