🇮🇹 Italian

arma

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feminine

l' arma

weapon

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arma
/ˈlarma/
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How do you say arma in Italian?

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/ˈlarma/

How do you pronounce arma in Italian?

arma is pronounced /ˈlarma/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La arma è molto pericolosa e deve essere tenuta lontana dai bambini.

The weapon is very dangerous and must be kept away from children.

Quella arma antica era splendida e ben conservata nel museo.

That ancient weapon was splendid and well-preserved in the museum.

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Why is it feminine?

Arma is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin neuter plural "arma" (weapons), which Italian inherited as a feminine singular noun—a common pattern where Latin neuter plurals became feminine singulars in Romance languages. The semantic shift from "weapons" (plural) to "weapon/arm" (singular) reinforced its adoption into the feminine gender class.

What is the Italian word for weapon?

The Italian word for weapon is l' arma — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frencharmel'feminine
🇪🇸 Spanisharmalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesearmaafeminine

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