🇮🇹 Italian

compresse

feminine

le compresse

tablets

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compresse
/le komˈpresse/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say compresse in Italian?

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/le komˈpresse/

How do you pronounce compresse in Italian?

compresse is pronounced /le komˈpresse/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La compressa fredda e bagnata ha alleviato il dolore alla spalla.

The cold and wet compress relieved the pain in my shoulder.

Ho cercato la compressa nuova nel cassetto, ma era sporca.

I looked for the new compress in the drawer, but it was dirty.

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Why is it feminine?

Compresse is feminine because it is a noun (not merely a past participle) that has been nominalized from the Latin past participle "compressa" (feminine form of "compressus"). In Italian, it refers to a compressed tablet or medicinal tablet. The -a ending is the standard feminine singular marker inherited from Latin's first declension. The word functions as a standalone feminine noun in Italian, referring to a specific object (tablet/pill), rather than serving as a modifier agreeing with an implied noun.

What is the Italian word for tablets?

The Italian word for tablets is le compresse — feminine.

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