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il chiodo
nail
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How do you say chiodo in Italian?
How do you pronounce chiodo in Italian?
chiodo is pronounced /il ˈkjɔːdo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il chiodo arrugginito è caduto dal muro vecchio.
The rusty nail fell from the old wall.
Ho comprato un chiodo nuovo per appendere il quadro importante.
I bought a new nail to hang the important picture.
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Why is it masculine?
Chiodo is masculine because it derives from Latin "clavus" (nail), which was a masculine second-declension noun, and Italian retained the masculine gender of its Latin etymon. The Latin masculine gender was preserved through regular sound changes (clavus > chiodo) during the evolution from Vulgar Latin to Italian.
What is the Italian word for nail?
The Italian word for nail is il chiodo — masculine.
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