🇮🇹 Italian

padri

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masculine

i padri

fathers

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padri
/i ˈpaːdri/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say padri in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈpaːdri/

How do you pronounce padri in Italian?

padri is pronounced /i ˈpaːdri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il padre italiano è molto orgoglioso dei suoi figli.

The Italian father is very proud of his children.

Mio padre è un insegnante eccellente e molto amato.

My father is an excellent teacher and very beloved.

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Why is it masculine?

Padri is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "pater," which was grammatically masculine, and Italian inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The Latin masculine ending "-er" evolved into the Italian "-e," preserving the original gender classification.

What is the Italian word for fathers?

The Italian word for fathers is i padri — masculine.

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