🇮🇹 Italian

cartello

masculine

il cartello

sign board

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cartello
/il karˈtɛllo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cartello in Italian?

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/il karˈtɛllo/

How do you pronounce cartello in Italian?

cartello is pronounced /il karˈtɛllo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il cartello rosso sulla strada indica il divieto di accesso.

The red sign on the street indicates the prohibition of access.

Quel cartello pubblicitario grande attira l'attenzione di molti turisti.

That big advertising sign attracts the attention of many tourists.

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Why is it masculine?

Cartello is masculine because it derives from the Latin diminutive "cartellus," a small form of "carta" (paper), and Latin diminutives in "-ellus" typically produced masculine nouns in Italian. The masculine gender was preserved through this etymological path from Latin to Italian.

What is the Italian word for sign board?

The Italian word for sign board is il cartello — masculine.

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