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le dita
fingers
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How do you say dita in Italian?
How do you pronounce dita in Italian?
dita is pronounced /le ˈdiːta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il dito lungo mi fa male quando scrivo.
The long finger hurts me when I write. (masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'lungo' agree with 'dito')
Ho rotto il dito destro giocando a calcio.
I broke my right finger playing soccer. (masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'destro' agree with 'dito')
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Why is it feminine?
Dita (finger) is masculine because it derives from Latin "digitus," which was a masculine noun of the second declension (-us ending), and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The Latin masculine gender likely originated from Indo-European roots, though the specific semantic motivation is unclear.
What is the Italian word for fingers?
The Italian word for fingers is le dita — feminine.
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