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il cane
dog
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How do you say cane in Italian?
How do you pronounce cane in Italian?
cane is pronounced /il ˈkaːne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il cane nero è molto fedele al suo padrone.
The black dog is very faithful to his master.
Un cane intelligente come il mio impara i comandi velocemente.
An intelligent dog like mine learns commands quickly.
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Why is it masculine?
Cane (dog) is masculine in Italian because it descends from Latin "canis," which was a masculine noun of the third declension, and Italian retained this grammatical gender from its Romance language development. The Latin masculine form naturally carried over into Italian's gender system as the language evolved.
What is the Italian word for dog?
The Italian word for dog is il cane — masculine.
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