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How do you say "meteor" in Italian?
il meteorite
In Italian, "meteor" is il meteorite.
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Pronunciation
Roll through meteorite as me-teo-ri-te, giving ri the strongest hit. Clip each vowel cleanly rather than letting them blur together.
Grammar notes
il meteorite is masculine. Its plural is meteore.
Example sentence
Un meteorite sfrecciò il cielo notturno.
A meteor blazed through the night sky.
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How to remember il meteorite
Since meteorite shares 'meteor' with 'meteor', picture the two words shaking hands whenever you review it.
Related words
- breeze la brezza
- gale la tempesta
- monsoon il monsone
- blizzard la bufera
- drizzle la pioggerellina
- downpour il diluvio
- humidity l' umidità
- temperature la temperatura
- climate il clima
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Questions about il meteorite
How do you pronounce il meteorite?
Roll through meteorite as me-teo-ri-te, giving ri the strongest hit. Clip each vowel cleanly rather than letting them blur together.
Is il meteorite masculine or feminine?
il meteorite is masculine. il meteorite is masculine. Its plural is meteore.
How is il meteorite used in Italian?
il meteorite is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un meteorite sfrecciò il cielo notturno. (A meteor blazed through the night sky.).
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