🇮🇹 Italian

venti

masculine

i venti

winds

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venti
/i ˈvɛnti/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say venti in Italian?

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/i ˈvɛnti/

How do you pronounce venti in Italian?

venti is pronounced /i ˈvɛnti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il vento freddo ha spazzato via le foglie dal giardino.

The cold wind swept the leaves away from the garden. (masculine article 'il' + masculine adjective 'freddo')

Un vento forte e persistente ha danneggiato il tetto della casa.

A strong and persistent wind damaged the roof of the house. (masculine article 'un' + masculine adjectives 'forte' and 'persistente')

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Why is it masculine?

Venti is masculine because it descends from Latin "ventus," which was grammatically masculine in the second declension (ending in -us); Italian retained this gender when the Latin nominative ending was dropped, leaving the masculine form.

What is the Italian word for winds?

The Italian word for winds is i venti — masculine.

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