🇮🇹 Italian

ruolo

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masculine

il ruolo

role

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ruolo
/il ˈrwɔːlo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ruolo in Italian?

IPA
/il ˈrwɔːlo/

How do you pronounce ruolo in Italian?

ruolo is pronounced /il ˈrwɔːlo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il ruolo principale dell'attore era molto impegnativo.

The main role of the actor was very demanding.

Quel ruolo importante gli ha dato molta responsabilità.

That important role gave him a lot of responsibility.

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Why is it masculine?

Ruolo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "rotulus" (a rolled parchment or scroll), which was a masculine noun in Latin, and Italian inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The word's meaning evolved from the physical scroll to mean "role" or "list," but retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Italian word for role?

The Italian word for role is il ruolo — masculine.

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