🇮🇹 Italian

miele

masculine

il miele

honey

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miele
/il ˈmjɛːle/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say miele in Italian?

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/il ˈmjɛːle/

How do you pronounce miele in Italian?

miele is pronounced /il ˈmjɛːle/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il miele dorato è molto dolce e nutriente.

The golden honey is very sweet and nutritious.

Ho comprato un miele biologico dal mercato locale.

I bought an organic honey from the local market.

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Why is it masculine?

Miele is masculine because it derives from Latin "mel" (neuter), but when Romance languages evolved, most neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender, making Italian "il miele" follow this regular historical sound change pattern. The -e ending in Italian developed from Latin neuter forms and typically became associated with masculine nouns during the language's development.

What is the Italian word for honey?

The Italian word for honey is il miele — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmiellemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishmiel flips!lafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemelomasculine

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