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masculine
il medico
doctor
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medico
/il ˈmɛːdiko/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say medico in Italian?
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/il ˈmɛːdiko/
How do you pronounce medico in Italian?
medico is pronounced /il ˈmɛːdiko/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il medico italiano è molto bravo e competente nel suo lavoro.
The Italian doctor is very skilled and competent in his work.
Un medico esperto ha diagnosticato la malattia rara del paziente.
An expert doctor diagnosed the patient's rare disease.
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Why is it masculine?
Medico is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "medicus," which was grammatically masculine; Latin nouns ending in "-icus" were typically masculine, and this gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian.
What is the Italian word for doctor?
The Italian word for doctor is il medico — masculine.
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