🇮🇹 Italian

modello

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masculine

il modello

model

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modello
/il moˈdɛllo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say modello in Italian?

IPA
/il moˈdɛllo/

How do you pronounce modello in Italian?

modello is pronounced /il moˈdɛllo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il modello nuovo è stato presentato alla conferenza stampa.

The new model was presented at the press conference.

Questo modello italiano è diventato famoso in tutto il mondo.

This Italian model became famous all over the world.

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Why is it masculine?

Modello is masculine because it derives from the Latin "modellus," a diminutive form of "modus" (measure/mode), and Latin diminutives ending in "-ellus" typically became masculine nouns in Italian. The masculine gender was preserved through the regular sound changes from Latin to Italian (modellus > modello).

What is the Italian word for model?

The Italian word for model is il modello — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesemodeloomasculine

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