🇮🇹 Italian

talento

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masculine

il talento

talent

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talento
/il taˈlɛnto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say talento in Italian?

IPA
/il taˈlɛnto/

How do you pronounce talento in Italian?

talento is pronounced /il taˈlɛnto/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il talento musicale straordinario di Mozart è stato riconosciuto fin dall'infanzia.

Mozart's extraordinary musical talent was recognized from childhood. (The masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'straordinario' agree with the masculine noun 'talento')

Un talento così raro e prezioso non deve essere sprecato.

Such a rare and precious talent must not be wasted. (The masculine article 'un' and masculine adjectives 'raro' and 'prezioso' agree with 'talento'; feminine forms would be 'una talenta rara e preziosa')

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Why is it masculine?

Talento is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "talentum," which was also masculine, ultimately tracing back to Greek "talanton" (a unit of weight and currency); Italian retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Italian word for talent?

The Italian word for talent is il talento — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishtalentoelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesetalentoomasculine

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