🇮🇹 Italian

azione

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feminine

l' azione

action

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azione
/latˈtsjoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say azione in Italian?

IPA
/latˈtsjoːne/

How do you pronounce azione in Italian?

azione is pronounced /latˈtsjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La nuova azione del governo ha sorpreso molti cittadini.

The new action by the government surprised many citizens.

Quella coraggiosa azione ha salvato la vita della bambina.

That courageous action saved the little girl's life.

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Why is it feminine?

Azione is feminine because it derives from Latin "actio" (nominative), which belonged to the third declension feminine nouns ending in "-io" (like "ratio," "cautio"); this Latin feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian, where "-zione" endings consistently indicate feminine nouns.

What is the Italian word for action?

The Italian word for action is l' azione — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchactionl'feminine
🇪🇸 Spanishacciónlafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseaçãoafeminine

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