🇮🇹 Italian

martello

masculine

il martello

hammer

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martello
/il marˈtɛllo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say martello in Italian?

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/il marˈtɛllo/

How do you pronounce martello in Italian?

martello is pronounced /il marˈtɛllo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il martello nuovo che ho comprato è molto pesante e difficile da usare.

The new hammer that I bought is very heavy and difficult to use.

Questo martello antico apparteneva al mio nonno ed è ancora funzionale.

This ancient hammer belonged to my grandfather and is still functional.

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Why is it masculine?

Martello (hammer) is masculine because it derives from Latin "martellus," which comes from "malleus" (hammer). Italian masculine nouns ending in -o typically retain their masculine gender, and the -ello diminutive suffix preserves the gender of the root noun.

What is the Italian word for hammer?

The Italian word for hammer is il martello — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmarteaulemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishmartilloelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemarteloomasculine

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