🇮🇹 Italian

emicranie

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feminine

le emicranie

migraines

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emicranie
/le emiˈkraːnje/
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How do you say emicranie in Italian?

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/le emiˈkraːnje/

How do you pronounce emicranie in Italian?

emicranie is pronounced /le emiˈkraːnje/ 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?

Emicranie 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 migraines?

The Italian word for migraines is le emicranie — feminine.

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