🇮🇹 Italian

oro

masculine

l' oro

gold

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oro
/ˈlɔːro/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say oro in Italian?

IPA
/ˈlɔːro/

How do you pronounce oro in Italian?

oro is pronounced /ˈlɔːro/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo oro puro è molto prezioso e il suo valore è sempre aumentato nel corso dei secoli.

Pure gold is very precious and its value has always increased over the centuries.

L'oro antico ritrovato negli scavi archeologici è stato restaurato con estrema cura dagli esperti.

The ancient gold found in archaeological excavations was restored with extreme care by the experts.

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Why is it masculine?

Oro (gold) is masculine in Italian, deriving from Latin "aurum" (also masculine in Latin, second declension). The word maintained its masculine gender through the Romance language evolution, as Latin masculine nouns typically remained masculine in Italian.

What is the Italian word for gold?

The Italian word for gold is l' oro — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishoroelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseouroomasculine

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