🇮🇹 Italian

decisione

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feminine

la decisione

decision

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decisione
/la detʃiˈzjoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say decisione in Italian?

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/la detʃiˈzjoːne/

How do you pronounce decisione in Italian?

decisione is pronounced /la detʃiˈzjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La decisione finale è stata molto difficile e importante per tutta l'azienda.

The final decision was very difficult and important for the entire company.

Quella decisione sbagliata ha causato conseguenze serie e impreviste.

That wrong decision caused serious and unforeseen consequences.

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Why is it feminine?

Decisione is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "decisio," which followed the standard Latin third-declension pattern where nouns ending in "-sio" were grammatically feminine. In Italian, the "-sio" ending evolved into "-sione," and this feminine gender was retained.

What is the Italian word for decision?

The Italian word for decision is la decisione — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdécisionlafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishdecisiónlafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesedecisãoafeminine

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