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il calzino
sock
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How do you say calzino in Italian?
How do you pronounce calzino in Italian?
calzino is pronounced /il kalˈtsiːno/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il calzino rosso è sporco e ha un buco grande.
The red sock is dirty and has a big hole.
Ho cercato il calzino blu in tutto l'appartamento, ma non l'ho mai trovato.
I looked for the blue sock all over the apartment, but I never found it.
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Why is it masculine?
Calzino is masculine because it derives from the Italian noun "calza" (stocking/sock), which is feminine. However, the diminutive suffix "-ino" (rather than the feminine diminutive "-ina") creates a masculine noun. When a feminine noun takes the masculine diminutive suffix "-ino", the resulting word becomes masculine. This is a standard pattern in Italian where the choice of diminutive suffix determines the gender of the derived word.
What is the Italian word for sock?
The Italian word for sock is il calzino — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | chaussette flips! | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | calcetín | el | masculine |
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