🇮🇹 Italian

cervelli

masculine

i cervelli

brains

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cervelli
/i tʃerˈvɛlli/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cervelli in Italian?

IPA
/i tʃerˈvɛlli/

How do you pronounce cervelli in Italian?

cervelli is pronounced /i tʃerˈvɛlli/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il cervello umano è straordinariamente complesso e continua a sorprenderci con le sue capacità.

The human brain is extraordinarily complex and continues to surprise us with its abilities.

Il cervello danneggiato di quel paziente richiedeva un intervento chirurgico immediato.

The damaged brain of that patient required immediate surgical intervention.

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Why is it masculine?

Cervelli is masculine because it derives from Latin "cerebellum," a neuter diminutive form. When Latin's three-gender system collapsed into Italian's two-gender system, most neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender, following a widespread pattern in Romance language development. The -ello ending in Italian typically signals masculine gender.

What is the Italian word for brains?

The Italian word for brains is i cervelli — masculine.

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