🇮🇹 Italian

neonati

masculine

i neonati

newborns

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neonati
/i neoˈnaːti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say neonati in Italian?

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/i neoˈnaːti/

How do you pronounce neonati in Italian?

neonati is pronounced /i neoˈnaːti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il neonato è molto piccolo e ha bisogno di cure costanti.

The newborn boy is very small and needs constant care.

Il nostro neonato è nato sano e felice ieri sera.

Our newborn boy was born healthy and happy last evening.

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Why is it masculine?

Neonati is masculine because it derives from Latin "neonatus" (newly born), where the "-atus" ending is a masculine past participle suffix that was retained in Italian as the masculine singular "-ato" ending. The feminine form "neonata" applies the regular Italian feminine transformation by changing this ending to "-ata."

What is the Italian word for newborns?

The Italian word for newborns is i neonati — masculine.

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