🇮🇹 Italian

ombrello

masculine

l' ombrello

umbrella

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ombrello
/lomˈbrɛllo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ombrello in Italian?

IPA
/lomˈbrɛllo/

How do you pronounce ombrello in Italian?

ombrello is pronounced /lomˈbrɛllo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo ombrello rosso è caduto per terra durante la pioggia.

The red umbrella fell to the ground during the rain.

Ho comprato un ombrello nuovo perché il vecchio era rotto.

I bought a new umbrella because the old one was broken.

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Why is it masculine?

Ombrello is masculine because it derives from the Latin "umbrella," the diminutive form of "umbra" (shadow). In Italian, the diminutive suffix "-ello" (derived from Latin "-ellus") typically produces masculine nouns. This word follows the regular pattern for masculine diminutives in Italian rather than being an exception.

What is the Italian word for umbrella?

The Italian word for umbrella is l' ombrello — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchparapluielemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishparaguaselmasculine

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