🇮🇹 Italian

ruscelli

masculine

i ruscelli

streams

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ruscelli
/i ruʃˈʃɛlli/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ruscelli in Italian?

IPA
/i ruʃˈʃɛlli/

How do you pronounce ruscelli in Italian?

ruscelli is pronounced /i ruʃˈʃɛlli/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il ruscello piccolo scorre attraverso la foresta e alimenta il lago grande.

The small stream flows through the forest and feeds the large lake.

Abbiamo trovato un ruscello cristallino dove potevamo bere l'acqua fresca.

We found a crystalline stream where we could drink the fresh water.

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Why is it masculine?

Ruscelli is masculine because it derives from Latin "ruscellus," the diminutive form of "rusca" (a small stream), which inherited masculine gender from Latin diminutives ending in "-ellus." The suffix "-ello" in Italian typically preserves the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Italian word for streams?

The Italian word for streams is i ruscelli — masculine.

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