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il prezzemolo
parsley
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How do you say prezzemolo in Italian?
How do you pronounce prezzemolo in Italian?
prezzemolo is pronounced /il pretˈtsɛːmolo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il prezzemolo fresco che ho comprato al mercato è molto profumato.
The fresh parsley that I bought at the market is very fragrant.
Ho aggiunto il prezzemolo tritato al piatto per renderlo più gustoso.
I added the chopped parsley to the dish to make it more tasty.
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Why is it masculine?
Prezzemolo (parsley) is masculine because it derives from Latin "petroselinum," which was a neuter noun (following the Latin -um ending typical of neuter nouns). However, in the evolution from Latin to Italian, many neuter nouns were reanalyzed as masculine, particularly those ending in -um which developed into the Italian masculine -o ending. This gender shift is common in Romance language evolution.
What is the Italian word for parsley?
The Italian word for parsley is il prezzemolo — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | persil | le | masculine |
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