🇮🇹 Italian

teatro

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masculine

il teatro

theater

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teatro
/il teˈaːtro/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say teatro in Italian?

IPA
/il teˈaːtro/

How do you pronounce teatro in Italian?

teatro is pronounced /il teˈaːtro/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il teatro antico di Roma era molto grande e affascinante.

The ancient theater of Rome was very large and fascinating.

Questo teatro moderno è stato costruito da un architetto famoso.

This modern theater was built by a famous architect.

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Why is it masculine?

Teatro is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "theatrum," which was itself borrowed from Greek "theatron" (θέατρον), and this word retained its masculine gender through the Romance language evolution. The Latin neuter ending "-um" typically became masculine in Italian, which is why "teatro" follows the standard masculine pattern for words ending in "-o."

What is the Italian word for theater?

The Italian word for theater is il teatro — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchthéâtrelemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishteatroelmasculine

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