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il tetto
roof
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How do you say tetto in Italian?
How do you pronounce tetto in Italian?
tetto is pronounced /il ˈtetto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il tetto rosso della casa è stato danneggiato dalla tempesta.
The red roof of the house was damaged by the storm.
Quel tetto antico è un vero capolavoro di architettura medievale.
That ancient roof is a true masterpiece of medieval architecture.
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Why is it masculine?
Tetto is masculine because it derives from Latin "tectum" (neuter nominative, meaning "roof" or "covered place"), which became masculine in Italian as the neuter gender collapsed into the masculine category during the Romance language evolution. This sound shift from Latin "-um" endings typically resulted in masculine nouns in Italian.
What is the Italian word for roof?
The Italian word for roof is il tetto — masculine.
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