diciannove
/di.t͡ʃanˈnɔ.ve/
The English number nineteen is translated into Italian as diciannove.
diciannove is used as a cardinal number to denote the quantity of nineteen.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How do you pronounce it?
The word has four syllables and the stress is on the third syllable: /di.tʃanˈnɔ.ve/.
Did you know?
- In Italian grammar, numbers like diciannove are invariable when used as adjectives, meaning they do not change their ending to match the gender of the noun.
- The prefix dici- in diciannove is a linguistic relative of the English word 'decimal', as both stem from the Latin root for ten.
- The word diciannove is a contraction of the Latin phrase 'decem ac novem', meaning 'ten and nine'.
Examples in context
- Fumo da quando avevo diciannove anni.I have been smoking since I was nineteen.Tatoeba #2795615 by Guybrush88, translation #2763659 by mervert1
- Ero sposato quando avevo diciannove anni.I was married when I was nineteen.Tatoeba #5973822 by Guybrush88, translation #2540642 by CK
- Ci sono diciannove studenti in questa classe di economia.There are nineteen students in this economics class.Tatoeba #10978888 by Guybrush88, translation #10978694 by CM
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Example conversation
Chiara and Lorenzo are at a bakery looking at the prices.
- ChiaraQuanto costano questi biscotti, Lorenzo?How much do these cookies cost, Lorenzo?
- LorenzoCostano diciannove euro per la scatola.They cost nineteen euros per box.
- ChiaraSono diciannove euro? È un po' caro.Are they nineteen euros? That's a bit expensive.
- LorenzoSì, ma sono artigianali.Yes, but they are handmade.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nineteen” translations and entries diciannove, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries diciannove, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
