🇮🇹 Italian

discussione

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feminine

la discussione

discussion

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discussione
/la diskusˈsjoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say discussione in Italian?

IPA
/la diskusˈsjoːne/

How do you pronounce discussione in Italian?

discussione is pronounced /la diskusˈsjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La discussione accesa tra i due colleghi ha rivelato una profonda divergenza di opinioni.

The heated discussion between the two colleagues revealed a deep divergence of opinions.

Quella discussione interessante mi ha fatto riconsiderare completamente la mia posizione.

That interesting discussion made me completely reconsider my position.

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Why is it feminine?

Discussione is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "discussio," which is the nominative singular form of a fourth declension noun that was inherently feminine. Italian preserved this gender and reinforced it with the productive feminine suffix "-ione," which became the standard feminine ending for nouns derived from Latin past participles and agent nouns. Words like discussione, decisione, and confusione all follow this pattern, making "-ione" a reliable indicator of feminine gender in Italian.

What is the Italian word for discussion?

The Italian word for discussion is la discussione — feminine.

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