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il profumo
perfume
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How do you say profumo in Italian?
How do you pronounce profumo in Italian?
profumo is pronounced /il proˈfuːmo/ 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?
Profumo 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 perfume?
The Italian word for perfume is il profumo — masculine.
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