Accordorecchio
l' orecchio
ear
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How do you say orecchio in Italian?
How do you pronounce orecchio in Italian?
orecchio is pronounced /loˈrɛkkjo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo orecchio sinistro del bambino è rosso e gonfio dopo l'infezione.
The boy's left ear is red and swollen after the infection.
L'orecchio destro è quello buono; quello sinistro non sente bene.
The right ear is the good one; the left one doesn't hear well.
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Why is it masculine?
Orecchio is masculine because it derives from Latin "auriculum" (the diminutive of "auris," meaning ear). In Italian, words ending in -o are typically masculine, and this pattern, combined with the phonetic evolution from Latin to Italian, resulted in the masculine gender assignment.
What is the Italian word for ear?
The Italian word for ear is l' orecchio — masculine.
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