🇮🇹 Italian

microscopi

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masculine

i microscopi

microscopes

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microscopi
/i mikroˈskɔːpi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say microscopi in Italian?

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/i mikroˈskɔːpi/

How do you pronounce microscopi in Italian?

microscopi is pronounced /i mikroˈskɔːpi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il microscopio nuovo che abbiamo acquistato è molto potente e preciso.

The new microscope that we bought is very powerful and precise.

Questo microscopio antico apparteneva al professore italiano più famoso del nostro dipartimento.

This old microscope belonged to the most famous Italian professor in our department.

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Why is it masculine?

Microscopi is masculine because it derives from the Latin neuter noun "microscopium," which was formed from Greek roots ("mikros" + "skopein"), and when Latin neuter nouns ending in -ium were adopted into Italian, they typically became masculine words ending in -o. The gender shift occurred during the Romance language evolution from Latin, where neuter gender was largely abandoned in favor of masculine and feminine categories.

What is the Italian word for microscopes?

The Italian word for microscopes is i microscopi — masculine.

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