seme
il seme
seed
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How do you say seme in Italian?
How do you pronounce seme in Italian?
seme is pronounced /il ˈseːme/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il seme piccolo è caduto nel terreno fertile.
The small seed fell into the fertile soil.
Questo seme nuovo germingerà presto se lo innaffi regolarmente.
This new seed will germinate soon if you water it regularly.
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Why is it masculine?
Seme (seed) is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "semen," which was grammatically masculine, and Italian retained this gender classification when the word evolved phonetically. The -e ending, while often feminine in modern Italian, doesn't override the inherited masculine gender from its Latin masculine declension.
What is the Italian word for seed?
The Italian word for seed is il seme — masculine.
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