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il lupo
wolf
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How do you say lupo in Italian?
How do you pronounce lupo in Italian?
lupo is pronounced /il ˈluːpo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il lupo grigio è stato catturato dai cacciatori.
The gray wolf was captured by the hunters.
Un lupo affamato si avvicinava lentamente al gregge indifeso.
A hungry wolf was approaching slowly toward the defenseless flock.
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Why is it masculine?
Lupo is masculine because it descends from Latin "lupus," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension (nominative singular -us ending), a gender that was preserved when Latin evolved into Italian. The -o ending in Italian masculine nouns is a direct phonetic evolution of the Latin -us termination.
What is the Italian word for wolf?
The Italian word for wolf is il lupo — masculine.
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