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il collo
neck
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How do you say collo in Italian?
How do you pronounce collo in Italian?
collo is pronounced /il ˈkɔllo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il collo lungo del cigno è molto elegante e flessibile.
The long neck of the swan is very elegant and flexible.
Ho un collo sporco sulla mia camicia preferita, devo lavarla subito.
I have a dirty collar on my favorite shirt, I need to wash it right away.
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Why is it masculine?
Collo (neck) is masculine because it derives from Latin "collum," which was a neuter noun, but Italian reassigned it to the masculine gender—a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns shifted to masculine in Romance languages since the neuter gender collapsed. This shift likely occurred because the word's ending and phonetic form aligned with masculine patterns in developing Italian.
What is the Italian word for neck?
The Italian word for neck is il collo — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | cuello | el | masculine |
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