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il prete
priest
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How do you say prete in Italian?
How do you pronounce prete in Italian?
prete is pronounced /il ˈprɛːte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il prete anziano ha celebrato la messa con devozione.
The elderly priest celebrated mass with devotion.
Il nuovo prete della nostra chiesa è molto bravo e simpatico.
The new priest of our church is very skilled and likeable.
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Why is it masculine?
Prete (priest) is masculine because it derives from Latin "presbyter," which is a masculine noun. Italian preserved this masculine gender through phonetic evolution (presbyter > prete). In Italian, masculine nouns commonly end in -e (like "padre" from Latin "pater"), and "prete" follows this pattern.
What is the Italian word for priest?
The Italian word for priest is il prete — masculine.
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