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feminine
la cassetta
small box
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cassetta
/la kasˈsetta/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say cassetta in Italian?
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/la kasˈsetta/
How do you pronounce cassetta in Italian?
cassetta is pronounced /la kasˈsetta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La cassetta postale rossa è piena di lettere importanti.
The red mailbox is full of important letters.
Ho trovato una cassetta antica nascosta in soffitta.
I found an old chest hidden in the attic.
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Why is it feminine?
Cassetta is feminine because it derives from the Latin "casseta," the diminutive form of "cassa" (box/case), which inherited the feminine gender of its parent noun; diminutives in Latin typically preserved the gender of their base word, and this pattern carried through to Italian.
What is the Italian word for small box?
The Italian word for small box is la cassetta — feminine.
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