🇮🇹 Italian

motorino

masculine

il motorino

moped

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motorino
/il motoˈriːno/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say motorino in Italian?

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/il motoˈriːno/

How do you pronounce motorino in Italian?

motorino is pronounced /il motoˈriːno/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il motorino rosso di mio fratello è molto veloce e affidabile.

My brother's red scooter is very fast and reliable.

Quel motorino nuovo è stato riparato dal meccanico esperto.

That new scooter was repaired by the expert mechanic.

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Why is it masculine?

Motorino is masculine because it's a diminutive form of "motore" (motor), and in Italian, diminutives typically preserve the gender of their root noun; "motore" itself is masculine, derived from Latin "motor" (one who moves), which was masculine as an agent noun formed from the verb "movere."

What is the Italian word for moped?

The Italian word for moped is il motorino — masculine.

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