Accordpeli
masculine
i peli
hairs
Try it
peli
/i ˈpeːli/
← masculine
feminine →
Drag the card to guess
How do you say peli in Italian?
IPA
/i ˈpeːli/
How do you pronounce peli in Italian?
peli is pronounced /i ˈpeːli/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il pelo nero del gatto è molto lungo e setoso.
The cat's black hair is very long and silky.
Un pelo biondo mi è caduto sulla spalla durante il barbiere.
A blond hair fell on my shoulder during the haircut.
Swipe peli in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.
Why is it masculine?
Peli is masculine because it derives from Latin "pīlus" (hair), which was a masculine second-declension noun, and Italian retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor. The word followed the standard phonetic evolution of Latin masculine -us endings becoming -o in Italian.
What is the Italian word for hairs?
The Italian word for hairs is i peli — masculine.
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.