🇮🇹 italiano

poesia

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la poesia

poetry

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poesia
/la poeˈziːa/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice poesia en italiano?

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/la poeˈziːa/

How do you pronounce poesia in italiano?

poesia is pronounced /la poeˈziːa/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

La poesia italiana è molto antica e affascinante.

Italian poetry is very ancient and fascinating. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjectives 'italiana' and 'affascinante' agree with 'poesia')

Questa poesia romantica mi ha commosso profondamente.

This romantic poem deeply moved me. (The feminine demonstrative 'questa' and feminine adjective 'romantica' must agree with the feminine noun 'poesia')

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Poesia is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "poesis," which belonged to the third declension. Latin words ending in -sis (from Greek -σις) were typically feminine, and Italian maintained this feminine gender. The word ultimately traces back to Greek "poiesis" (ποίησις), where the -sis ending conveyed feminine grammatical gender.

¿Cómo se dice poetry en italiano?

En italiano, poetry se dice la poesia — feminine.

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