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lenzuolo

bed sheet

noun len-DZWOH-loh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'lintiolum', diminutive of 'linteum' (linen cloth).

Usage Note

Lenzuolo has an irregular plural: the masculine il lenzuolo becomes le lenzuola (feminine plural) when referring to a matched set of sheets, or i lenzuoli (masculine plural) for individual sheets counted separately. This gender-switching plural (il ditole dita pattern) is a classic Italian irregularity worth memorising.

Examples

"Cambia le lenzuola ogni settimana."

Natural Translation

He changes the sheets every week.

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