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il cappello
hat
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How do you say cappello in Italian?
How do you pronounce cappello in Italian?
cappello is pronounced /il kapˈpɛllo/ 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?
Cappello (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 hat?
The Italian word for hat is il cappello — masculine.
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