🇮🇹 Italian

premi

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masculine

i premi

prizes

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premi
/i ˈprɛːmi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say premi in Italian?

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/i ˈprɛːmi/

How do you pronounce premi in Italian?

premi is pronounced /i ˈprɛːmi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il premio internazionale è stato assegnato al nostro regista italiano.

The international award was assigned to our Italian director.

Questo premio prestigioso rappresenta il riconoscimento più importante della sua carriera.

This prestigious award represents the most important recognition of his career.

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Why is it masculine?

Premi is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praemium," which was itself masculine in gender and referred to a reward or prize. Latin masculine nouns ending in -ium typically maintained their gender when adopted into Romance languages, making "premio" naturally masculine in Italian.

What is the Italian word for prizes?

The Italian word for prizes is i premi — masculine.

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