🇮🇹 Italian

cappelli

masculine

i cappelli

hats

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cappelli
/i kapˈpɛlli/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cappelli in Italian?

IPA
/i kapˈpɛlli/

How do you pronounce cappelli in Italian?

cappelli is pronounced /i kapˈpɛlli/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il cappello rosso di mio padre è molto elegante.

My father's red hat is very elegant. (The masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'rosso' agree with 'cappello')

Questo cappello nuovo mi piace più del vecchio.

I like this new hat more than the old one. (The masculine adjectives 'nuovo' and 'vecchio' must agree with the masculine noun 'cappello')

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Why is it masculine?

Cappelli (hat) is masculine because it derives from the Late Latin "cappellus," a diminutive of "cappa" (cloak), and this masculine diminutive form retained its gender through the evolution into Italian. The word's gender follows the standard pattern of Latin masculine diminutives ending in "-ellus," which became "-ello" in Italian.

What is the Italian word for hats?

The Italian word for hats is i cappelli — masculine.

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