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il dottore
doctor
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How do you say dottore in Italian?
How do you pronounce dottore in Italian?
dottore is pronounced /il dotˈtoːre/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il dottore italiano è molto bravo e competente nel suo lavoro.
The Italian doctor is very skilled and competent in his work.
Un dottore nuovo e giovane ha appena iniziato a lavorare presso l'ospedale.
A new and young doctor has just started working at the hospital.
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Why is it masculine?
Dottore is masculine because it derives from the Latin "doctor" (masculine noun), which comes from the verb "docere" (to teach), and Latin masculine nouns ending in -or typically retained their gender when adopted into Romance languages like Italian. The masculine form reflects both its etymological origin and the historical reality that the profession was traditionally male-dominated when the term became standardized.
What is the Italian word for doctor?
The Italian word for doctor is il dottore — masculine.
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