🇮🇹 Italian

maglione

masculine

il maglione

sweater

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maglione
/il maʎˈʎoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say maglione in Italian?

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/il maʎˈʎoːne/

How do you pronounce maglione in Italian?

maglione is pronounced /il maʎˈʎoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il maglione rosso che ho comprato ieri è molto caldo e comodo.

The red sweater that I bought yesterday is very warm and comfortable.

Questo maglione blu è sporco; devo lavarlo prima di indossarlo.

This blue sweater is dirty; I need to wash it before wearing it.

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Why is it masculine?

Maglione is masculine because it derives from the Italian "maglia" (knit/mesh) with the masculine augmentative suffix "-one," which typically creates masculine nouns in Italian. The "-one" suffix conventionally produces masculine gender regardless of the base word's gender.

What is the Italian word for sweater?

The Italian word for sweater is il maglione — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpulllemasculine

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