🇮🇹 Italian

differenza

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feminine

la differenza

difference

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differenza
/la difˈfɛrɛntsa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say differenza in Italian?

IPA
/la difˈfɛrɛntsa/

How do you pronounce differenza in Italian?

differenza is pronounced /la difˈfɛrɛntsa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La differenza principale tra i due prodotti è il prezzo.

The main difference between the two products is the price.

Questa differenza importante non era stata notata prima.

This important difference had not been noticed before.

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Why is it feminine?

Differenza is feminine because it derives from Latin "differentia," which inherited the feminine gender of Latin words ending in "-entia" (a productive feminine suffix derived from the feminine nominative ending "-a"). This grammatical gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian.

What is the Italian word for difference?

The Italian word for difference is la differenza — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesediferençaafeminine

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