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il leone
lion
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How do you say leone in Italian?
How do you pronounce leone in Italian?
leone is pronounced /il leˈoːne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il leone maschio è più grande e più forte della leonessa.
The male lion is bigger and stronger than the lioness.
Un leone giovane e coraggioso ha difeso il suo branco dagli intrusi.
A young and courageous lion defended his pride from intruders.
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Why is it masculine?
Leone is masculine because it derives from Latin "leo" (lion), which was a masculine noun in Latin, and Italian inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The Latin masculine ending -o generally persisted in Italian masculine nouns, reinforcing its gender classification.
What is the Italian word for lion?
The Italian word for lion is il leone — masculine.
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