🇮🇹 Italian

figli

masculine

i figli

sons

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figli
/i ˈfiʎʎi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say figli in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈfiʎʎi/

How do you pronounce figli in Italian?

figli is pronounced /i ˈfiʎʎi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il figlio maggiore è diventato un avvocato bravo.

The older son became a skilled lawyer.

Mio figlio piccolo ha vinto il primo premio nel concorso musicale.

My young son won first prize in the musical competition.

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Why is it masculine?

Figli (son) is masculine because it derives from the Latin "filius," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension, a gender assignment that Romance languages inherited and maintained. The Latin masculine ending "-us" evolved into Italian "-o," which became the standard marker for masculine nouns.

What is the Italian word for sons?

The Italian word for sons is i figli — masculine.

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