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Spazzolino is masculine in Italian. The article is lo, so the full form is lo spazzolino ("toothbrush").
MASCULINElo spazzolino
toothbrush
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How do you say spazzolino in Italian?
How do you pronounce spazzolino in Italian?
spazzolino is pronounced /lo spattsoˈliːno/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo spazzolino nuovo che ho comprato è molto efficace per pulire i denti.
The new toothbrush that I bought is very effective for cleaning teeth.
Ho perso il mio spazzolino blu al bagno dell'hotel, quindi ne ho dovuto comprare uno nuovo.
I lost my blue toothbrush in the hotel bathroom, so I had to buy a new one.
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Why is it masculine?
Spazzolino is masculine because it's a diminutive form of "spazzola" (feminine, meaning "brush") created with the masculine suffix "-ino," which typically produces masculine nouns even when derived from feminine words. The root "spazza" likely derives from Latin, and Italian diminutives with "-ino" conventionally take masculine gender regardless of their source word's gender.
What is the Italian word for toothbrush?
The Italian word for toothbrush is lo spazzolino — masculine.
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