🇮🇹 Italian

fulmini

masculine

i fulmini

lightning bolts

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fulmini
/i ˈfulmini/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fulmini in Italian?

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/i ˈfulmini/

How do you pronounce fulmini in Italian?

fulmini is pronounced /i ˈfulmini/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il fulmine velocissimo ha colpito l'albero alto.

The very fast lightning bolt struck the tall tree.

Un fulmine improvviso e pericoloso ha illuminato il cielo scuro.

A sudden and dangerous lightning bolt illuminated the dark sky.

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Why is it masculine?

Fulmini is masculine because it derives from Latin "fulmen" (thunderbolt), which is a neuter noun that Italian masculine articles absorbed during the language's evolution from Latin—a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns became masculine in Romance languages rather than feminine.

What is the Italian word for lightning bolts?

The Italian word for lightning bolts is i fulmini — masculine.

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