🇮🇹 Italian

gatti

masculine

i gatti

cats

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gatti
/i ˈɡatti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say gatti in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈɡatti/

How do you pronounce gatti in Italian?

gatti is pronounced /i ˈɡatti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il gatto nero è molto intelligente e affettuoso.

The black cat is very intelligent and affectionate.

Ho visto un gatto grigio che dormiva nel giardino del mio vicino.

I saw a gray cat that was sleeping in my neighbor's garden.

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Why is it masculine?

Gatti is masculine because it derives from Latin "cattus," which was already grammatically masculine in Late Latin, following the standard -us masculine ending pattern that influenced Italian noun gender. The word itself likely came from Afro-Asiatic languages (possibly related to Arabic "qitt"), but once adopted into Latin, it took on the masculine gender conventions of that language.

What is the Italian word for cats?

The Italian word for cats is i gatti — masculine.

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