🇮🇹 Italian

processo

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masculine

il processo

process

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processo
/il proˈtʃɛsso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say processo in Italian?

IPA
/il proˈtʃɛsso/

How do you pronounce processo in Italian?

processo is pronounced /il proˈtʃɛsso/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il processo legale è stato molto lungo e complicato.

The legal process was very long and complicated. (Note: 'il' and 'legale' and 'lungo' and 'complicato' are all masculine to agree with 'processo')

Questo processo industriale è innovativo e efficiente.

This industrial process is innovative and efficient. (Note: 'questo' and 'industriale' and 'innovativo' and 'efficiente' are all masculine to agree with 'processo')

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Why is it masculine?

Processo is masculine because it derives from Latin "processus" (masculine), the past participle of "procedere" (to proceed), which retained its masculine gender through the regular evolution of Latin -us endings into Italian masculine nouns. This is a straightforward case of inherited grammatical gender rather than an exception.

What is the Italian word for process?

The Italian word for process is il processo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishprocesoelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseprocessoomasculine

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