🇮🇹 Italian

paese

masculine

il paese

country

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paese
/il paˈeːze/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say paese in Italian?

IPA
/il paˈeːze/

How do you pronounce paese in Italian?

paese is pronounced /il paˈeːze/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il paese italiano è molto antico e ha una storia ricca.

The Italian country is very ancient and has a rich history.

Questo piccolo paese montano è diventato famoso per i suoi paesaggi bellissimi.

This small mountain village has become famous for its beautiful landscapes.

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Why is it masculine?

Paese is masculine because it derives from the Latin "pagus" (masculine noun meaning "village" or "district"), which directly evolved into the Italian noun. The word retained the masculine gender from its Latin masculine root throughout its semantic development from denoting a village or rural district to meaning a country or nation.

What is the Italian word for country?

The Italian word for country is il paese — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpayslemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishpaíselmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepaísomasculine

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