🇮🇹 Italian

neonato

masculine

il neonato

newborn

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neonato
/il neoˈnaːto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say neonato in Italian?

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/il neoˈnaːto/

How do you pronounce neonato in Italian?

neonato is pronounced /il neoˈnaːto/ 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?

Neonato 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 newborn?

The Italian word for newborn is il neonato — masculine.

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