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autunno

autumn

noun ow-TOON-noh Less Common
Time Seasons

Origin: From Latin autumnus, possibly of Etruscan origin.

Usage Note

Autunno is masculine (l'autunno, plural gli autunni). Of the four seasons, l'autunno and l'inverno are masculine while la primavera and l'estate are feminine. Seasons take no article after in: in autunno (in autumn), but nell'autunno del 2020 (in the autumn of 2020) takes the article.

Examples

"In autunno le foglie cambiano colore."

Natural Translation

In autumn the leaves change colour.

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