🇮🇹 Italian

semafori

masculine

i semafori

traffic lights

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semafori
/i seˈmaːfori/
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How do you say semafori in Italian?

IPA
/i seˈmaːfori/

How do you pronounce semafori in Italian?

semafori is pronounced /i seˈmaːfori/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il semaforo rosso ha causato un incidente perché l'autista non lo ha visto.

The red traffic light caused an accident because the driver didn't see it.

Quel semaforo nuovo è stato installato ieri ed è già rotto.

That new traffic light was installed yesterday and is already broken.

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Why is it masculine?

Semafori is masculine because it ends in -o, which is the default masculine ending in Italian. The word derives from Greek "sema" (sign) + "foro" (bearer/carrier), forming a compound noun. Words ending in -o are typically masculine in Italian, and this pattern applies to "semaforo" as well.

What is the Italian word for traffic lights?

The Italian word for traffic lights is i semafori — masculine.

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