🇮🇹 Italian

denti

masculine

i denti

teeth

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denti
/i ˈdɛnti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say denti in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈdɛnti/

How do you pronounce denti in Italian?

denti is pronounced /i ˈdɛnti/ 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?

Denti 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 teeth?

The Italian word for teeth is i denti — masculine.

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