🇮🇹 Italian

banconota

feminine

la banconota

banknote

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banconota
/la baŋkoˈnɔːta/
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How do you say banconota in Italian?

IPA
/la baŋkoˈnɔːta/

How do you pronounce banconota in Italian?

banconota is pronounced /la baŋkoˈnɔːta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La banconota blu è stata falsificata.

The blue banknote was counterfeited.

Questa banconota nuova è molto rara e preziosa.

This new banknote is very rare and precious.

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Why is it feminine?

Banconota is feminine because it derives from "nota" (feminine, meaning "note" or "mark"), which comes from Latin "nota," a feminine noun; the prefix "banco-" (from the Italian word for "bank") is simply added to this feminine base, preserving the gender of the root word.

What is the Italian word for banknote?

The Italian word for banknote is la banconota — feminine.

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