🇮🇹 Italian

termometro

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masculine

il termometro

thermometer

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termometro
/il terˈmɔːmetro/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say termometro in Italian?

IPA
/il terˈmɔːmetro/

How do you pronounce termometro in Italian?

termometro is pronounced /il terˈmɔːmetro/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il termometro nuovo che ho comprato è molto preciso.

The new thermometer that I bought is very accurate.

Quel termometro digitale è rotto e non funziona più.

That digital thermometer is broken and doesn't work anymore.

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Why is it masculine?

Termometro is masculine. It derives from the Latin "thermometrum," which combined Greek "therme" (heat) and "metron" (measure). In Italian, Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" typically became masculine nouns ending in "-o". The masculine gender of "termometro" follows this regular pattern of Latin neuter -um → Italian masculine -o transformation.

What is the Italian word for thermometer?

The Italian word for thermometer is il termometro — masculine.

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