🇮🇹 Italian

ragazzino

masculine

il ragazzino

little boy

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ragazzino
/il raɡatˈtsiːno/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ragazzino in Italian?

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/il raɡatˈtsiːno/

How do you pronounce ragazzino in Italian?

ragazzino is pronounced /il raɡatˈtsiːno/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il ragazzino piccolo ha perso il suo pallone nel parco.

The little boy lost his ball in the park.

Quel ragazzino biondo è molto intelligente e simpatico.

That blond boy is very intelligent and likeable.

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Why is it masculine?

Ragazzino is masculine because it derives from "ragazzo" (boy), which comes from Latin "rapax" (greedy, grasping). The diminutive suffix "-ino" is added to the masculine noun "ragazzo" to create "ragazzino," meaning "little boy." The masculine gender is preserved from the base noun "ragazzo" through the diminutive formation.

What is the Italian word for little boy?

The Italian word for little boy is il ragazzino — masculine.

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