🇮🇹 Italian

genitori

masculine

i genitori

parents

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genitori
/i dʒeniˈtoːri/
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How do you say genitori in Italian?

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/i dʒeniˈtoːri/

How do you pronounce genitori in Italian?

genitori is pronounced /i dʒeniˈtoːri/ 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?

Genitori 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 parents?

The Italian word for parents is i genitori — masculine.

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