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il fuoco
fire
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How do you say fuoco in Italian?
How do you pronounce fuoco in Italian?
fuoco is pronounced /il ˈfwɔːko/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il fuoco ardente ha consumato l'intera foresta in poche ore.
The blazing fire consumed the entire forest in just a few hours.
Un fuoco piccolo e controllato è stato acceso nel camino della casa antica.
A small and controlled fire was lit in the fireplace of the old house.
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Why is it masculine?
Fuoco is masculine because it derives from Latin "focum" (accusative of "focus"), which was a masculine noun referring to a hearth or fireplace, and Italian retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor. The word's gender follows the standard pattern where Latin masculine o-stem nouns typically became masculine in Italian.
What is the Italian word for fire?
The Italian word for fire is il fuoco — masculine.
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