🇮🇹 Italian

regalo

masculine

il regalo

gift

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regalo
/il reˈɡaːlo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say regalo in Italian?

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/il reˈɡaːlo/

How do you pronounce regalo in Italian?

regalo is pronounced /il reˈɡaːlo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il regalo rosso che ho ricevuto per il mio compleanno è bellissimo.

The red gift that I received for my birthday is very beautiful.

Questo regalo è troppo costoso e non posso permettermi di comprarlo.

This gift is too expensive and I cannot afford to buy it.

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Why is it masculine?

Regalo is masculine in Italian because it derives from the Latin "regālum" (neuter), which became masculine in Italian following the Romance language pattern where Latin neuter nouns shifted to the masculine gender. The word originally meant "something given" or "gift," derived from the verb "regāre" (to give).

What is the Italian word for gift?

The Italian word for gift is il regalo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcadeaulemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishregaloelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepresenteomasculine

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