🇮🇹 Italian

muschi

masculine

i muschi

mosses

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muschi
/i ˈmuski/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say muschi in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈmuski/

How do you pronounce muschi in Italian?

muschi is pronounced /i ˈmuski/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il muschio verde cresce lentamente sulle rocce umide.

The green moss grows slowly on damp rocks.

Ho trovato un muschio raro durante la mia escursione in montagna.

I found a rare moss during my mountain hike.

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Why is it masculine?

Muschi (moss) is masculine because it derives from Latin "muscus," which was also masculine, following the standard Latin second declension (-us ending) that typically produces masculine nouns in Italian. The gender was simply preserved through the natural evolution of Latin into Italian.

What is the Italian word for mosses?

The Italian word for mosses is i muschi — masculine.

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