🇮🇹 Italian

lieviti

masculine

i lieviti

yeasts

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lieviti
/i ˈljɛːviti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lieviti in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈljɛːviti/

How do you pronounce lieviti in Italian?

lieviti is pronounced /i ˈljɛːviti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il lievito secco è molto più pratico del lievito fresco per la panificazione.

Dry yeast is much more practical than fresh yeast for bread-making.

Ho comprato un lievito nuovo e potente che renderà i dolci più soffici.

I bought a new and powerful yeast that will make the cakes fluffier.

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Why is it masculine?

Lieviti is masculine because it derives from Latin "levitum" (a noun meaning "something that raises" or "leaven"), which followed the masculine second declension pattern (-um → -o) that became Italian masculine nouns ending in -o. The word's gender follows the regular pattern of Latin second declension neuter/masculine nouns becoming Italian masculine nouns.

What is the Italian word for yeasts?

The Italian word for yeasts is i lieviti — masculine.

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