🇮🇹 Italian

matrimonio

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masculine

il matrimonio

wedding

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matrimonio
/il matriˈmɔːnjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say matrimonio in Italian?

IPA
/il matriˈmɔːnjo/

How do you pronounce matrimonio in Italian?

matrimonio is pronounced /il matriˈmɔːnjo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il matrimonio tradizionale è molto importante nella cultura italiana.

The traditional wedding is very important in Italian culture.

Il mio primo matrimonio è stato celebrato in una chiesa bellissima.

My first wedding was celebrated in a very beautiful church.

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Why is it masculine?

Matrimonio is masculine because it derives from Latin "matrimonium," which was grammatically neuter in Latin but became masculine in Italian following the regular sound changes that caused most Latin neuter nouns ending in -ium to shift to the masculine -o gender in Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for wedding?

The Italian word for wedding is il matrimonio — masculine.

Gender across languages

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