🇮🇹 Italian

internet

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masculine

i internet

internets

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internet
/i ˈinternɛt/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say internet in Italian?

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/i ˈinternɛt/

How do you pronounce internet in Italian?

internet is pronounced /i ˈinternɛt/ in Italian.

Example sentences

L'internet moderno ha cambiato completamente il nostro modo di comunicare.

Modern internet has completely changed our way of communicating.

Il nuovo internet veloce è finalmente arrivato nel nostro piccolo paese.

The new fast internet has finally arrived in our small town.

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Why is it masculine?

Internet is masculine in Italian (l'internet) because it follows the pattern of treating English loanwords as masculine when their gender is ambiguous. However, usage varies; some speakers use "la internet" (feminine). The word is a direct English borrowing that entered Italian in the 1990s without a standardized gender assignment, making it one of the few technology terms without consistent gender agreement across Italian speakers.

What is the Italian word for internets?

The Italian word for internets is i internet — masculine.

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