🇮🇹 Italian

colori

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masculine

i colori

colors

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colori
/i koˈloːri/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say colori in Italian?

IPA
/i koˈloːri/

How do you pronounce colori in Italian?

colori is pronounced /i koˈloːri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il colore rosso è il mio preferito per le pareti del salotto.

The red color is my favorite for the living room walls.

Questo colore azzurro è molto profondo e affascinante.

This deep blue color is very fascinating.

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Why is it masculine?

Colori is masculine because it descends from the Latin noun "color" (masculine, third declension), which retained its masculine gender through the evolution into Italian and other Romance languages. The -e ending in Italian third-declension masculine nouns like "colore," "fiore," and "amore" derives from the Latin nominative singular endings of this declension class.

What is the Italian word for colors?

The Italian word for colors is i colori — masculine.

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