🇮🇹 Italian

cortili

masculine

i cortili

courtyards

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cortili
/i korˈtiːli/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cortili in Italian?

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/i korˈtiːli/

How do you pronounce cortili in Italian?

cortili is pronounced /i korˈtiːli/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il cortile antico della scuola è molto grande e affascinante.

The old courtyard of the school is very large and fascinating.

Quel cortile stretto è stato recentemente restaurato con materiali tradizionali.

That narrow courtyard was recently restored with traditional materials.

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Why is it masculine?

Cortili is masculine because it derives from the Latin "cohors" (meaning courtyard or enclosure), which was feminine in Latin. However, Italian inherited the masculine gender through the influence of the diminutive suffix "-ile" (from Latin "-ile"), which typically produces masculine nouns in Italian. The word evolved from Latin "cohortis" to Italian "cortile" through regular sound changes, with the gender reassignment occurring during the Romance language transition as the diminutive form became the standard word.

What is the Italian word for courtyards?

The Italian word for courtyards is i cortili — masculine.

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