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How do you say spirito in Italian?
How do you pronounce spirito in Italian?
spirito is pronounced /lo ˈspiːrito/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo spirito italiano è molto forte e orgoglioso.
The Italian spirit is very strong and proud. (masculine adjectives: italiano, forte, orgoglioso agree with lo spirito)
Lo spirito del defunto era inquieto e tormentato.
The spirit of the deceased was restless and tormented. (masculine adjectives: inquieto, tormentato agree with lo spirito; the masculine gender matters because it describes a ghostly entity's emotional state)
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Why is it masculine?
Spirito is masculine because it derives from Latin "spiritus," which was a second-declension masculine noun meaning "breath" or "spirit," and Italian preserved this grammatical gender from its Romance language evolution. The Latin masculine ending -us naturally became the Italian masculine ending -o, maintaining the gender throughout the language's development.
What is the Italian word for spirit?
The Italian word for spirit is lo spirito — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | espíritu | el | masculine |
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