🇮🇹 Italian

biologia

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feminine

la biologia

biology

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biologia
/la bjoloˈdʒiːa/
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How do you say biologia in Italian?

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/la bjoloˈdʒiːa/

How do you pronounce biologia in Italian?

biologia is pronounced /la bjoloˈdʒiːa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La biologia moderna ha rivoluzionato la nostra comprensione della vita.

Modern biology has revolutionized our understanding of life. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'moderna' agree with the feminine noun 'biologia')

La biologia marina è affascinante e complessa.

Marine biology is fascinating and complex. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjectives 'marina', 'affascinante', and 'complessa' all agree with the feminine noun 'biologia')

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Why is it feminine?

Biologia is feminine in Italian because it ends in -ia, a suffix that consistently marks feminine nouns in Italian, inherited from Latin where -ia endings were also typically feminine (as in Latin *biologia* itself, derived from Greek *biología*). The Greek origin and Latin transmission preserved this feminine gender through the Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for biology?

The Italian word for biology is la biologia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishbiologíalafeminine

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