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il dito
finger
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How do you say dito in Italian?
How do you pronounce dito in Italian?
dito is pronounced /il ˈdiːto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il dito lungo mi fa male quando scrivo.
The long finger hurts me when I write. (masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'lungo' agree with 'dito')
Ho rotto il dito destro giocando a calcio.
I broke my right finger playing soccer. (masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'destro' agree with 'dito')
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Why is it masculine?
Dito (finger) is masculine because it derives from Latin "digitus," which was a masculine noun of the second declension (-us ending), and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The Latin masculine gender likely originated from Indo-European roots, though the specific semantic motivation is unclear.
What is the Italian word for finger?
The Italian word for finger is il dito — masculine.
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