🇮🇹 Italian

cuori

masculine

i cuori

hearts

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cuori
/i ˈkwɔːri/
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How do you say cuori in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈkwɔːri/

How do you pronounce cuori in Italian?

cuori is pronounced /i ˈkwɔːri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il cuore rosso del mio amore batte forte.

The red heart of my love beats strongly.

Un cuore generoso è sempre apprezzato da tutti.

A generous heart is always appreciated by everyone.

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Why is it masculine?

Cuori is masculine because it derives from Latin "cor, cordis," which was grammatically neuter in Latin. During Romance language evolution, Latin neuter nouns typically shifted to masculine in Italian, and this shift was reinforced by the word's -e ending, which became a common masculine singular ending in Italian.

What is the Italian word for hearts?

The Italian word for hearts is i cuori — masculine.

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