🇮🇹 Italian

rettangoli

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masculine

i rettangoli

rectangles

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rettangoli
/i retˈtaŋɡoli/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say rettangoli in Italian?

IPA
/i retˈtaŋɡoli/

How do you pronounce rettangoli in Italian?

rettangoli is pronounced /i retˈtaŋɡoli/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il rettangolo blu è più grande del rettangolo rosso.

The blue rectangle is larger than the red rectangle.

Ho disegnato un rettangolo perfetto sulla carta bianca.

I drew a perfect rectangle on white paper.

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Why is it masculine?

Rettangoli is masculine because it derives from Latin "rectangulus" (from "rectus" meaning straight and "angulus" meaning angle), which is a masculine noun in Latin, and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. Italian words ending in "-o" are typically masculine, following the pattern established by Latin second-declension masculine nouns.

What is the Italian word for rectangles?

The Italian word for rectangles is i rettangoli — masculine.

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