🇮🇹 Italian

reni

masculine

i reni

kidneys

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reni
/i ˈrɛːni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say reni in Italian?

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/i ˈrɛːni/

How do you pronounce reni in Italian?

reni is pronounced /i ˈrɛːni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il rene sinistro del paziente è danneggiato e necessita di una trapianto urgente.

The patient's left kidney is damaged and needs an urgent transplant.

Un rene sano è essenziale per filtrare i rifiuti dal nostro corpo.

A healthy kidney is essential for filtering waste from our body.

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Why is it masculine?

Reni (or "rene") is masculine in Italian because it is the singular form of "reni" (kidneys). It follows the standard Italian masculine noun pattern ending in -e, similar to other masculine nouns like "cane" (dog) or "padre" (father). The word derives from Latin "renēs" (plural of "ren"), maintaining masculine gender from its Latin origins.

What is the Italian word for kidneys?

The Italian word for kidneys is i reni — masculine.

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