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Spazzolini is masculine in Italian. The article is gli, so the full form is gli spazzolini ("toothbrushes").
MASCULINEspazzolini is the plural of spazzolino
gli spazzolini — toothbrushes
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How do you pronounce spazzolini in Italian?
spazzolini is pronounced /ʎi spattsoˈliːni/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo spazzolino nuovo che ho comprato è molto efficace per pulire i denti.
The new toothbrush that I bought is very effective for cleaning teeth.
Ho perso il mio spazzolino blu al bagno dell'hotel, quindi ne ho dovuto comprare uno nuovo.
I lost my blue toothbrush in the hotel bathroom, so I had to buy a new one.
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Why is it masculine?
Spazzolini is masculine because it's a diminutive form of "spazzola" (feminine, meaning "brush") created with the masculine suffix "-ino," which typically produces masculine nouns even when derived from feminine words. The root "spazza" likely derives from Latin, and Italian diminutives with "-ino" conventionally take masculine gender regardless of their source word's gender.
What is the Italian word for toothbrushes?
The Italian word for toothbrushes is gli spazzolini — masculine.
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