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masculine
il muscolo
muscle
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muscolo
/il ˈmuskolo/
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How do you say muscolo in Italian?
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/il ˈmuskolo/
How do you pronounce muscolo in Italian?
muscolo is pronounced /il ˈmuskolo/ 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?
Muscolo 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 muscle?
The Italian word for muscle is il muscolo — masculine.
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