🇮🇹 Italian

triangolo

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masculine

il triangolo

triangle

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triangolo
/il triˈaŋɡolo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say triangolo in Italian?

IPA
/il triˈaŋɡolo/

How do you pronounce triangolo in Italian?

triangolo is pronounced /il triˈaŋɡolo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il triangolo rosso è il più grande della collezione geometrica.

The red triangle is the largest one in the geometric collection.

Un triangolo equilatero ha tutti i lati uguali e regolari.

An equilateral triangle has all equal and regular sides.

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Why is it masculine?

Triangolo is masculine because it derives from Latin "triangulum." Words ending in -um in Latin were neuter, but when Latin evolved into Italian, most neuter nouns were reclassified as masculine, and the -um ending regularly became -o in Italian, resulting in "triangolo."

What is the Italian word for triangle?

The Italian word for triangle is il triangolo — masculine.

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