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masculine
i muscoli
muscles
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muscoli
/i ˈmuskoli/
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How do you say muscoli in Italian?
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/i ˈmuskoli/
How do you pronounce muscoli in Italian?
muscoli is pronounced /i ˈmuskoli/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il muscolo grande del braccio si chiama bicipite.
The large muscle of the arm is called the biceps.
Quel muscolo danneggiato ha causato dolore al corridore.
That damaged muscle caused pain to the runner.
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Why is it masculine?
Muscoli is masculine because it derives from Latin "musculus," which was grammatically masculine; the diminutive suffix "-ulus" in Latin systematically produced masculine nouns, a gender pattern that Italian preserved when the word evolved into modern "muscolo."
What is the Italian word for muscles?
The Italian word for muscles is i muscoli — masculine.
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