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violin
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How do you say violino in Italian?
How do you pronounce violino in Italian?
violino is pronounced /il vjoˈliːno/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il violino nuovo che ho comprato è molto costoso.
The new violin that I bought is very expensive.
Ho ascoltato un violino bellissimo suonato da un musicista talentuoso.
I listened to a very beautiful violin played by a talented musician.
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Why is it masculine?
Violino is masculine because it derives from the Italian diminutive suffix "-ino" (masculine form) applied to "viola" (a stringed instrument). Following the standard Italian grammatical rule, diminutives in "-ino" are masculine. The word traces back through Medieval Latin "viola" to likely Semitic origins, but the modern gender is determined by the diminutive suffix "-ino" rather than the base word's gender.
What is the Italian word for violin?
The Italian word for violin is il violino — masculine.
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