Meaning
astronaut
- A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
In a sentence
Da bambino sognava di diventare un astronauta.
As a child he dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
L'astronauta italiana è rientrata dalla stazione spaziale.
The Italian astronaut returned from the space station.
Quanti astronauti partecipano a questa missione?
How many astronauts are taking part in this mission?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| astronauta | singular |
| astronauti (m), astronaute (f) | plural |
Usage notes
- The gender is determined by the article: 'l'astronauta' (m./f.), 'gli astronauti' (m. pl.), 'le astronaute' (f. pl.).
- plural astronauti (m), astronaute (f)