emicrania
l' emicrania
migraine
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How do you say emicrania in Italian?
How do you pronounce emicrania in Italian?
emicrania is pronounced /lemiˈkraːnja/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La emicrania terribile mi ha impedito di lavorare tutta la giornata.
The terrible migraine prevented me from working all day long.
Questa emicrania persistente è la peggiore che abbia mai avuto.
This persistent migraine is the worst one I've ever had.
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Why is it feminine?
Emicrania is feminine in Italian because it derives from Late Latin *hemicranium*, which was reanalyzed as a feminine noun ending in *-ia* (hemicran-ia). In Italian, nouns ending in *-ia* are typically feminine, a pattern inherited from Latin where *-ia* endings marked feminine gender. This feminine form became standard for the medical term in Italian.
What is the Italian word for migraine?
The Italian word for migraine is l' emicrania — feminine.
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