🇮🇹 Italian

profumi

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masculine

i profumi

perfumes

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profumi
/i proˈfuːmi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say profumi in Italian?

IPA
/i proˈfuːmi/

How do you pronounce profumi in Italian?

profumi is pronounced /i proˈfuːmi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il profumo italiano è più delicato di quello francese.

The Italian perfume is more delicate than the French one.

Questo profumo nuovo è molto profumato e dura a lungo.

This new perfume is very fragrant and lasts a long time.

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Why is it masculine?

Profumi is masculine because it derives from the Latin "perfumum" (neuter). In Italian, Latin neuter nouns ending in -um regularly shifted to the -o ending and became masculine, following the standard Romance language pattern. This regular sound change from Latin -um to Italian -o automatically categorized the word as masculine, consistent with Italian's two-gender system.

What is the Italian word for perfumes?

The Italian word for perfumes is i profumi — masculine.

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