Meaning
masculine, male
- masculine
- male
- men's
In a sentence
Questo nome è maschile, non femminile.
This noun is masculine, not feminine.
Hai preso il bagno maschile per sbaglio?
Did you go into the men's bathroom by mistake?
Lui ha una voce molto maschile.
He has a very masculine voice.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| maschile | masculine · singular |
| maschile | feminine · singular |
| maschili | masculine · plural |
| maschili | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use maschile for grammatical gender too: genere maschile. For a male person, uomo or maschio is often more natural than using the adjective alone.
- It agrees in gender and number: maschile, maschili, maschile, maschili. Don’t confuse adjective agreement with the noun maschio.
- For clothing, bathrooms, or products, maschile often means “for men/boys”: reparto maschile, toilette maschile. It can sound more formal than da uomo.