🇮🇹 Italian

dottoressa

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Dottoressa is feminine in Italian. The article is la, so the full form is la dottoressa ("doctor (female)").

FEMININE

la dottoressa

doctor (female)

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dottoressa
/dottoˈressa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say dottoressa in Italian?

IPA
/dottoˈressa/

How do you pronounce dottoressa in Italian?

dottoressa is pronounced /dottoˈressa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La dottoressa mi ha visitato.

The (female) doctor examined me.

La nuova dottoressa è bravissima.

The new (female) doctor is very good.

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Why is it feminine?

Dottoressa is the feminine form, with the suffix -essa.

What is the Italian word for doctor (female)?

The Italian word for doctor (female) is la dottoressa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesedoutoraafeminine
🇫🇷 Frenchdocteurelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishdoctoralafeminine

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