🇮🇹 Italian

telefoni

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masculine

i telefoni

phones

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telefoni
/i teˈlɛːfoni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say telefoni in Italian?

IPA
/i teˈlɛːfoni/

How do you pronounce telefoni in Italian?

telefoni is pronounced /i teˈlɛːfoni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il telefono nuovo è molto veloce e affidabile.

The new telephone is very fast and reliable.

Ho comprato un telefono elegante per il mio ufficio.

I bought an elegant telephone for my office.

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Why is it masculine?

Telefoni is masculine because it ends in -o, which is the standard masculine singular ending for nouns in Italian. The word derives from Greek "tele-" (far) + "phonē" (sound/voice), and Italian adopted it as a masculine noun following the regular pattern of -o ending nouns.

What is the Italian word for phones?

The Italian word for phones is i telefoni — masculine.

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