genitore
il genitore
parent
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How do you say genitore in Italian?
How do you pronounce genitore in Italian?
genitore is pronounced /il dʒeniˈtoːre/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il genitore single deve affrontare molte responsabilità da solo.
The single parent (male) must face many responsibilities alone.
Un genitore assente può influenzare negativamente lo sviluppo del bambino.
An absent parent (male) can negatively influence a child's development.
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Why is it masculine?
Genitore is masculine because it derives from the Latin "genitor" (father), which is masculine. Italian retained this grammatical gender from Latin. However, "genitore" in modern Italian means "parent" (either mother or father) rather than specifically "father," even though the word maintains masculine grammatical gender.
What is the Italian word for parent?
The Italian word for parent is il genitore — masculine.
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