🇮🇹 Italian

esercito

masculine

l' esercito

army

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esercito
/leˈzɛrtʃito/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say esercito in Italian?

IPA
/leˈzɛrtʃito/

How do you pronounce esercito in Italian?

esercito is pronounced /leˈzɛrtʃito/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo esercito italiano è molto potente e ben organizzato.

The Italian army is very powerful and well organized.

L'esercito antico ha conquistato molti territori grazie ai suoi soldati coraggiosi.

The ancient army conquered many territories thanks to its brave soldiers.

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Why is it masculine?

Esercito is masculine because it derives from the Latin "exercitus," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension; this gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian and other Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for army?

The Italian word for army is l' esercito — masculine.

Gender across languages

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🇫🇷 Frencharmée flips!l'feminine

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