vino
il vino
wine
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How do you say vino in Italian?
How do you pronounce vino in Italian?
vino is pronounced /il ˈviːno/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il vino rosso italiano è molto famoso nel mondo.
The red Italian wine is very famous in the world.
Questo vino bianco è eccellente, lo consiglio vivamente.
This white wine is excellent, I highly recommend it.
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Why is it masculine?
Vino is masculine because it descends from Latin "vinum," which was a neuter noun. However, in the evolution from Latin to Italian, most Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" shifted to masculine gender. The word "vino" reflects this common sound change and gender shift, where the neuter "-um" ending became the masculine "-o" ending in Italian.
What is the Italian word for wine?
The Italian word for wine is il vino — masculine.
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