🇮🇹 Italian

semi

masculine

i semi

seeds

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semi
/i ˈseːmi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say semi in Italian?

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/i ˈseːmi/

How do you pronounce semi in Italian?

semi is pronounced /i ˈseːmi/ 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?

Semi (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 seeds?

The Italian word for seeds is i semi — masculine.

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