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il poliziotto
policeman
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How do you say poliziotto in Italian?
How do you pronounce poliziotto in Italian?
poliziotto is pronounced /il polittsjˈɔtto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il poliziotto italiano ha arrestato il criminale con coraggio straordinario.
The Italian policeman arrested the criminal with extraordinary courage.
Quel poliziotto giovane è stato promosso perché era molto bravo nel suo lavoro.
That young policeman was promoted because he was very good at his job.
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Why is it masculine?
Poliziotto is masculine because it derives from "polizia" (police), and the diminutive suffix "-otto" was added to create a noun meaning "policeman." In Italian, the diminutive suffix "-otto" when applied to feminine nouns (polizia is feminine) typically produces masculine nouns. The masculine singular ending "-o" confirms its gender classification.
What is the Italian word for policeman?
The Italian word for policeman is il poliziotto — masculine.
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