🇮🇹 Italian

lato

masculine

il lato

side

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lato
/il ˈlaːto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lato in Italian?

IPA
/il ˈlaːto/

How do you pronounce lato in Italian?

lato is pronounced /il ˈlaːto/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il lato sinistro della strada è molto pericoloso perché le macchine passano velocemente.

The left side of the road is very dangerous because cars pass quickly.

Ogni lato del quadrato perfetto misura esattamente dieci centimetri.

Every side of the perfect square measures exactly ten centimeters.

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Why is it masculine?

Lato is masculine because it derives from Latin "latus" (masculine nominative/accusative), a noun meaning "side" or "flank"; Italian preserved the masculine gender from its Latin ancestor through regular phonetic evolution, where the Latin accusative form "latus" developed into Italian "lato".

What is the Italian word for side?

The Italian word for side is il lato — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcôtélemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishladoelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseladoomasculine

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