🇮🇹 Italian

comune

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masculine

il comune

town hall

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comune
/il koˈmuːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say comune in Italian?

IPA
/il koˈmuːne/

How do you pronounce comune in Italian?

comune is pronounced /il koˈmuːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il comune piccolo ha deciso di costruire una nuova scuola.

The small municipality decided to build a new school.

Il nostro comune è molto antico e conserva molti edifici storici.

Our municipality is very ancient and preserves many historical buildings.

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Why is it masculine?

Comune is masculine because it derives from the Latin neuter noun "commūne," but Italian reassigned most Latin neuter nouns to the masculine gender during its evolution from Vulgar Latin, retaining the masculine form as the language developed.

What is the Italian word for town hall?

The Italian word for town hall is il comune — masculine.

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