🇮🇹 Italian

palmo

masculine

il palmo

palm

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palmo
/il ˈpalmo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say palmo in Italian?

IPA
/il ˈpalmo/

How do you pronounce palmo in Italian?

palmo is pronounced /il ˈpalmo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il palmo della mano è largo e rosso dopo la caduta.

The palm of the hand is wide and red after the fall.

Un antico palmo romano misurava circa 7,5 centimetri ed era molto diverso dal palmo moderno.

An ancient Roman palm measured about 7.5 centimeters and was very different from the modern palm.

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Why is it masculine?

Palmo is masculine because it derives from Latin "palmus," which was masculine in gender—a word referring to the palm of the hand or a unit of measurement, and Latin masculine nouns ending in -us typically remained masculine when entering Italian as -o nouns.

What is the Italian word for palm?

The Italian word for palm is il palmo — masculine.

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