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il marito
husband
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How do you say marito in Italian?
How do you pronounce marito in Italian?
marito is pronounced /il maˈriːto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il mio marito è molto intelligente e gentile con tutti.
My husband is very intelligent and kind to everyone.
Il marito di Maria è diventato un eccellente cuoco dopo anni di pratica.
Maria's husband became an excellent cook after years of practice.
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Why is it masculine?
Marito (husband) is masculine because it derives from Latin "maritus," which was grammatically masculine and originally meant "married" or "suitable for marriage" before becoming the noun for husband. The masculine gender was preserved through the phonetic evolution from Latin to Italian, following the regular pattern where Latin masculine -us endings typically become Italian masculine -o nouns.
What is the Italian word for husband?
The Italian word for husband is il marito — masculine.
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