🇮🇹 Italian

zaini

masculine

gli zaini

backpacks

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zaini
/ʎi ˈdzaːini/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say zaini in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi ˈdzaːini/

How do you pronounce zaini in Italian?

zaini is pronounced /ʎi ˈdzaːini/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo zaino blu che ho comprato è molto grande e resistente.

The blue backpack that I bought is very large and sturdy.

Questo zaino nuovo è perfetto per il mio viaggio lungo.

This new backpack is perfect for my long trip.

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Why is it masculine?

Zaini is masculine because it derives from the German word "Zayn" or "Sack," which entered Italian as a borrowed word that took on the masculine gender typical of many Germanic loanwords in Italian. Like many borrowed nouns in Romance languages, it followed the gender patterns of either the source language or Italian's default treatment of foreign words.

What is the Italian word for backpacks?

The Italian word for backpacks is gli zaini — masculine.

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