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il santo
saint
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How do you say santo in Italian?
How do you pronounce santo in Italian?
santo is pronounced /il ˈsanto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il santo cattolico ha dedicato la sua vita ai poveri.
The male saint dedicated his life to the poor.
Ogni santo italiano deve essere canonizzato dalla Chiesa.
Every male Italian saint must be canonized by the Church.
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Why is it masculine?
Santo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "sanctus," which was the masculine nominative singular form. Italian inherited the masculine gender classification from Latin when the Romance languages evolved. The feminine form "santa" derives from the Latin feminine form "sancta." Gender assignments in Italian were largely preserved from their Latin origins through phonetic changes and grammatical evolution.
What is the Italian word for saint?
The Italian word for saint is il santo — masculine.
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