Breakdown of Gli editori hanno preparato gli elenchi degli storici.
gli
the
avere
to have
di
of, from
preparare
to prepare
Questions & Answers about Gli editori hanno preparato gli elenchi degli storici.
Why does elenchi get an 'h' in the plural, but storici doesn't, when both singulars end in -co?
This is the main rule for masculine nouns ending in -co. It depends on where the spoken stress falls. In elenco (e-LEN-co), the stress is on the second-to-last syllable, so we add an 'h' to keep the hard 'c' sound, making it elenchi. In storico (STO-ri-co), the stress is on the third-to-last syllable, so the plural ending becomes a soft 'c' without the 'h', making it storici.
How do you pronounce the endings of elenchi and storici?
Is editori a false friend? It looks exactly like the English word 'editors'.
Yes, it is a false friend! An editore is actually a publisher. If you want to talk about an editor of a text, you would use a word like redattore or curatore.
Why do we use degli before storici instead of just di?