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la cerniera
zipper
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How do you say cerniera in Italian?
How do you pronounce cerniera in Italian?
cerniera is pronounced /la tʃerˈnjɛːra/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La cerniera rossa della mia giacca si è rotta stamattina.
The red zipper of my jacket broke this morning.
Ho comprato una cerniera nuova perché quella vecchia non funzionava più.
I bought a new zipper because the old one didn't work anymore.
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Why is it feminine?
Cerniera is feminine because it ends in "-a", which is the typical feminine ending for Italian nouns. The word derives from Latin "cardo" (hinge), and while the etymological path through "cardella" is uncertain, the feminine gender was established through the productive "-iera" suffix in Italian, which commonly forms feminine nouns for tools and mechanical devices.
What is the Italian word for zipper?
The Italian word for zipper is la cerniera — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | cremallera | la | feminine |
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