🇮🇹 Italian

tatto

masculine

il tatto

touch

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tatto
/il ˈtatto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tatto in Italian?

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/il ˈtatto/

How do you pronounce tatto in Italian?

tatto is pronounced /il ˈtatto/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il tatto diplomatico è molto importante nelle negoziazioni internazionali.

Diplomatic tact is very important in international negotiations.

Ha dimostrato un tatto straordinario nel gestire la situazione delicata.

He demonstrated extraordinary tact in handling the delicate situation.

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Why is it masculine?

Tatto is masculine in Italian ("il tatuaggio") because it uses the Italian suffix "-aggio," which regularly creates masculine nouns. The word entered Italian from the Polynesian "tatau," but its grammatical gender was assigned according to Italian's native masculine suffix pattern. The etymological connection to Latin "punctum" is incorrect; the word's origin is Polynesian, not Latin-derived.

What is the Italian word for touch?

The Italian word for touch is il tatto — masculine.

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