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il commesso
clerk
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How do you say commesso in Italian?
How do you pronounce commesso in Italian?
commesso is pronounced /il komˈmesso/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il commesso nuovo ha sbagliato il prezzo al cliente.
The new (male) shop assistant made a mistake with the price for the customer.
Un commesso gentile e disponibile è sempre apprezzato dai clienti.
A kind and helpful (male) shop assistant is always appreciated by customers.
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Why is it masculine?
Commesso is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "commissus" (from "committere," meaning to entrust or commit), which carried masculine gender that naturally transferred into Italian's grammatical system where -o endings typically denote masculine nouns and adjectives. The word originally referred to a male clerk or shop assistant, reinforcing its masculine form through both linguistic inheritance and semantic association.
What is the Italian word for clerk?
The Italian word for clerk is il commesso — masculine.
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