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il difetto
defect
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How do you say difetto in Italian?
How do you pronounce difetto in Italian?
difetto is pronounced /il diˈfɛtto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il difetto principale del prodotto è che la batteria si scarica troppo velocemente.
The main defect of the product is that the battery drains too quickly.
Ho scoperto un difetto grave nel motore durante l'ispezione tecnico.
I discovered a serious defect in the engine during the technical inspection.
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Why is it masculine?
Difetto is masculine because it derives from the Latin "defectus," the past participle of "deficere" (to fail or lack), which is inherently masculine in gender—a pattern that Romance languages generally preserved for Latin adjectives and past participles that became nouns. Latin past participles ending in -us were typically masculine, and Italian maintained this gender assignment when the word became a noun meaning "defect" or "fault."
What is the Italian word for defect?
The Italian word for defect is il difetto — masculine.
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