🇮🇹 Italian

dolci

masculine

i dolci

desserts

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dolci
/i ˈdoltʃi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say dolci in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈdoltʃi/

How do you pronounce dolci in Italian?

dolci is pronounced /i ˈdoltʃi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il dolce è stato preparato dal pasticciere italiano molto bravo.

The dessert was prepared by the very skilled Italian pastry chef.

Quel dolce delizioso mi è piaciuto molto più del salato.

That delicious dessert pleased me much more than the savory dish.

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Why is it masculine?

Dolci is masculine because it derives from Latin "dulcis," a second-declension adjective. In Italian, nouns derived from Latin adjectives typically retain the gender of their Latin masculine form. "Dolce" functions as a noun meaning "dessert" and preserves the masculine gender from its Latin etymological origin.

What is the Italian word for desserts?

The Italian word for desserts is i dolci — masculine.

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