🇮🇹 Italian

francobollo

masculine

il francobollo

stamp

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francobollo
/il fraŋkoˈbollo/
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How do you say francobollo in Italian?

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/il fraŋkoˈbollo/

How do you pronounce francobollo in Italian?

francobollo is pronounced /il fraŋkoˈbollo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il francobollo blu è raro e molto ricercato dai collezionisti.

The blue stamp is rare and highly sought after by collectors.

Ho comprato un francobollo antico che è diventato il pezzo più prezioso della mia collezione.

I bought an old stamp that became the most precious piece in my collection.

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Why is it masculine?

Francobollo is masculine because it combines "franco" (free/exempt) with "bollo" (stamp). The word "bollo" itself is masculine in Italian, derived from Latin "bulla" (seal), which followed the pattern of Latin neuter nouns shifting to masculine gender in Italian. The compound word inherits the masculine gender from its final component "bollo".

What is the Italian word for stamp?

The Italian word for stamp is il francobollo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchtimbrelemasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecarimboomasculine

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