🇮🇹 Italian

satellite

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masculine

il satellite

satellite

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satellite
/il saˈtɛllite/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say satellite in Italian?

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/il saˈtɛllite/

How do you pronounce satellite in Italian?

satellite is pronounced /il saˈtɛllite/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il satellite artificiale è stato lanciato nello spazio con successo.

The artificial satellite was launched into space successfully.

Questo satellite moderno trasmette dati importantissimi ai nostri telefoni cellulari.

This modern satellite transmits very important data to our cell phones.

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Why is it masculine?

Satellite is masculine in Italian (il satellite) because it derives from the Latin *satelles* (meaning attendant or bodyguard), which was a masculine noun in Latin. The word retained its masculine gender through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Italian word for satellite?

The Italian word for satellite is il satellite — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishsatéliteelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesatéliteomasculine

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