🇮🇹 Italian

sviluppo

masculine

lo sviluppo

development

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sviluppo
/lo zviˈluppo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sviluppo in Italian?

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/lo zviˈluppo/

How do you pronounce sviluppo in Italian?

sviluppo is pronounced /lo zviˈluppo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo sviluppo economico italiano è stato molto rapido nel dopoguerra.

Italian economic development was very rapid in the postwar period. (masculine article 'lo' + masculine adjective 'rapido' agree with 'sviluppo')

Questo nuovo sviluppo tecnologico rappresenta un progresso straordinario per l'industria.

This new technological development represents an extraordinary progress for the industry. (masculine adjective 'nuovo' and 'straordinario' must agree with masculine noun 'sviluppo')

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Why is it masculine?

Sviluppo is masculine because it is a noun derived from the verb "sviluppare" (to develop). In Italian, masculine nouns derived from verbs typically inherit the masculine gender. The word comes from Latin "ex-" (out) + "volvere" (to turn/roll), and the noun form "sviluppo" follows the pattern of Italian masculine nouns ending in "-o".

What is the Italian word for development?

The Italian word for development is lo sviluppo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishdesarrolloelmasculine

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