🇮🇹 Italian

universi

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masculine

gli universi

universes

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universi
/ʎi uniˈvɛrsi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say universi in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi uniˈvɛrsi/

How do you pronounce universi in Italian?

universi is pronounced /ʎi uniˈvɛrsi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo universo è infinito e affascinante.

The universe is infinite and fascinating. (The masculine article 'lo' and masculine adjective 'infinito' agree with the masculine noun 'universo')

Lo universo intero si espande continuamente.

The entire universe expands continuously. (The masculine article 'lo', masculine adjective 'intero', and masculine adjective 'continuamente' all agree with the masculine noun 'universo', showing why gender agreement matters for proper Italian syntax)

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Why is it masculine?

Universi is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "universus," which was a masculine adjective meaning "whole" or "universal." Italian retained this grammatical gender from Latin through regular phonological and morphological evolution. The Latin adjective "universus" comes from "unus" (one) combined with "versus" (turned/directed), but the etymological analysis of the components is less important than recognizing that Italian simply inherited the masculine gender from the Latin masculine form.

What is the Italian word for universes?

The Italian word for universes is gli universi — masculine.

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