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il raffreddore
cold illness
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How do you say raffreddore in Italian?
How do you pronounce raffreddore in Italian?
raffreddore is pronounced /il raffredˈdoːre/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il raffreddore persistente mi ha costretto a stare a casa per una settimana.
The persistent cold forced me to stay home for a week.
Ho preso un raffreddore terribile durante il viaggio, e il medico mi ha prescritto un nuovo antibiotico.
I caught a terrible cold during the trip, and the doctor prescribed me a new antibiotic.
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Why is it masculine?
Raffreddore (common cold) is masculine. The word is derived from the verb "raffreddare" (to cool/chill) combined with the suffix "-ore", which is a masculine agent noun suffix in Italian. The "-ore" suffix typically creates masculine nouns denoting an action, state, or agent. The word essentially means "a cooling" or "the condition of being cooled," reflecting the historical medical understanding that colds resulted from exposure to cold air.
What is the Italian word for cold illness?
The Italian word for cold illness is il raffreddore — masculine.
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