🇮🇹 Italian

pianeti

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masculine

i pianeti

planets

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pianeti
/i pjaˈneːti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pianeti in Italian?

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/i pjaˈneːti/

How do you pronounce pianeti in Italian?

pianeti is pronounced /i pjaˈneːti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il pianeta rosso è Marte, ed è molto affascinante per gli astronomi.

The red planet is Mars, and it is very fascinating for astronomers.

Questo pianeta grande orbita intorno a una stella lontana ed è completamente sconosciuto.

This large planet orbits around a distant star and is completely unknown.

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Why is it masculine?

Pianeti is masculine because it derives from Latin "planēta," which was masculine in the original language. Italian retained this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution. The Latin term itself came from Greek "planḗtēs" (wandering star), and the masculine gender was preserved as the word passed into Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for planets?

The Italian word for planets is i pianeti — masculine.

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