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masculine
il pallone
ball
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/il palˈloːne/
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How do you say pallone in Italian?
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/il palˈloːne/
How do you pronounce pallone in Italian?
pallone is pronounced /il palˈloːne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il pallone rosso è caduto nel giardino.
The red ball fell into the garden.
Quel pallone grande appartiene al ragazzo nuovo.
That big ball belongs to the new boy.
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Why is it masculine?
Pallone is masculine because it derives from Latin "pila" (ball) through Vulgar Latin "pillone", with the augmentative suffix "-one" which consistently produces masculine nouns in Italian. The suffix "-one" inherently carries masculine gender and is commonly used to create larger or more emphatic versions of nouns.
What is the Italian word for ball?
The Italian word for ball is il pallone — masculine.
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