🇮🇹 Italian

sorriso

masculine

il sorriso

smile

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sorriso
/il sorˈriːzo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sorriso in Italian?

IPA
/il sorˈriːzo/

How do you pronounce sorriso in Italian?

sorriso is pronounced /il sorˈriːzo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il sorriso luminoso del bambino ha illuminato tutta la stanza.

The bright smile of the child lit up the entire room.

Quel sorriso affascinante mi ha conquistato immediatamente.

That captivating smile conquered me immediately.

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Why is it masculine?

Sorriso is masculine because it derives from the Latin "sorridere" (to smile), with the past participle "sorrisum." Italian nouns derived from Latin past participles ending in -sum typically became masculine nouns ending in -so. The word evolved from its Latin roots to mean "smile" in modern Italian.

What is the Italian word for smile?

The Italian word for smile is il sorriso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsourirelemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishsonrisa flips!lafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesorrisoomasculine

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