🇮🇹 Italian

funerale

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masculine

il funerale

funeral

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funerale
/il funeˈraːle/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say funerale in Italian?

IPA
/il funeˈraːle/

How do you pronounce funerale in Italian?

funerale is pronounced /il funeˈraːle/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il funerale solenne si è svolto nella cattedrale principale della città.

The solemn funeral took place in the city's main cathedral.

Il funerale lungo e commovente ha riunito molti amici del defunto.

The long and moving funeral brought together many friends of the deceased.

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Why is it masculine?

Funerale is masculine because it derives from Latin "funērālis" (adjective meaning "of a funeral"). In Italian, nouns ending in "-ale" are typically masculine. The word retained its masculine gender through the regular pattern of Italian noun gender assignment, where the "-ale" suffix indicates masculine gender.

What is the Italian word for funeral?

The Italian word for funeral is il funerale — masculine.

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