🇮🇹 Italian

ritmo

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masculine

il ritmo

rhythm

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ritmo
/il ˈritmo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ritmo in Italian?

IPA
/il ˈritmo/

How do you pronounce ritmo in Italian?

ritmo is pronounced /il ˈritmo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il ritmo veloce della musica mi ha fatto ballare tutta la notte.

The fast rhythm of the music made me dance all night long.

Questo nuovo ritmo è affascinante e completamente diverso da quello tradizionale.

This new rhythm is fascinating and completely different from the traditional one.

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Why is it masculine?

Ritmo is masculine because it derives from Latin "rhythmus," which was borrowed from Greek "rhythmós" and retained the masculine gender of its Latin form. Like most Italian nouns ending in "-o," it inherited the masculine gender classification from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Italian word for rhythm?

The Italian word for rhythm is il ritmo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchrythmelemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishritmoelmasculine

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