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il dente
tooth
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How do you say dente in Italian?
How do you pronounce dente in Italian?
dente is pronounced /il ˈdɛnte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il dente anteriore è quello più visibile quando sorridi.
The front tooth is the one most visible when you smile.
Un dente cariato può diventare molto doloroso se non curato.
A decayed tooth can become very painful if not treated.
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Why is it masculine?
Dente is masculine because it derives from Latin "dens, dentis," which was a third-declension masculine noun, and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through its regular sound changes. Like many Latin masculine nouns ending in consonants, it became a masculine noun ending in -e in Italian.
What is the Italian word for tooth?
The Italian word for tooth is il dente — masculine.
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