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il mese
month
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How do you say mese in Italian?
How do you pronounce mese in Italian?
mese is pronounced /il ˈmeːze/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il mese scorso è stato molto caldo e secco.
Last month was very hot and dry. (The masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'scorso' agree with 'mese')
Questo mese prossimo sarà impegnativo per il nostro progetto.
This coming month will be demanding for our project. (The masculine demonstrative 'questo' and masculine adjective 'prossimo' agree with 'mese')
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Why is it masculine?
Mese (month) is masculine because it descends from Latin "mensis," which was masculine, and Italian retained the grammatical gender of its Latin ancestor. The Latin root itself likely derives from an Indo-European word related to the moon's cycles, which may have been assigned masculine gender in the proto-language.
What is the Italian word for month?
The Italian word for month is il mese — masculine.
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