🇮🇹 Italian

fabbriche

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feminine

le fabbriche

factories

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fabbriche
/le ˈfabbrike/
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How do you say fabbriche in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈfabbrike/

How do you pronounce fabbriche in Italian?

fabbriche is pronounced /le ˈfabbrike/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La fabbrica nuova produce automobili di alta qualità.

The new factory produces high-quality automobiles.

La fabbrica antica è stata completamente restaurata per diventare un museo.

The old factory was completely restored to become a museum.

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Why is it feminine?

Fabbriche is feminine because it derives from Latin "fabrica" (also feminine), which comes from "faber" (craftsman); the suffix "-ica" naturally produces feminine nouns in both Latin and Italian. This gender has been preserved continuously from Latin through Italian's evolution.

What is the Italian word for factories?

The Italian word for factories is le fabbriche — feminine.

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