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gli uccelli
birds
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How do you say uccelli in Italian?
How do you pronounce uccelli in Italian?
uccelli is pronounced /ʎi utˈtʃɛlli/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo uccello rosso vola nel cielo azzurro.
The red bird flies in the blue sky. (The masculine article 'lo' and masculine adjective 'rosso' agree with the masculine noun 'uccello')
Questo piccolo uccello è molto colorato e veloce.
This small bird is very colorful and fast. (The masculine demonstrative 'questo' and masculine adjective 'piccolo' and 'colorato' and 'veloce' all agree with the masculine 'uccello')
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Why is it masculine?
Uccelli is masculine because it derives from the Latin "aucellus," the diminutive form of "avis" (bird), which retained the masculine gender of its Latin counterpart through Italian's phonetic evolution of the diminutive suffix "-ellus" to "-ello."
What is the Italian word for birds?
The Italian word for birds is gli uccelli — masculine.
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