🇮🇹 Italian

osso

masculine

l' osso

bone

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osso
/ˈlɔsso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say osso in Italian?

IPA
/ˈlɔsso/

How do you pronounce osso in Italian?

osso is pronounced /ˈlɔsso/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo osso lungo e robusto del femore è importante per la struttura del corpo.

The long and robust bone of the femur is important for the body's structure.

Questo osso antico è stato scoperto dagli archeologi durante lo scavo.

This ancient bone was discovered by archaeologists during the excavation.

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Why is it masculine?

Osso (bone) is masculine because it derives from Latin "os, ossis" (neuter). In Italian, this Latin neuter noun was reanalyzed and adopted the masculine gender, becoming "osso" with the masculine singular nominative ending "-o". This represents the general pattern where Latin neuter nouns, particularly those with the nominative form "os", were incorporated into the masculine gender class in Italian, which had a productive "-o" ending for masculine nouns.

What is the Italian word for bone?

The Italian word for bone is l' osso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchosl'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishhuesoelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseossoomasculine

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