🇮🇹 Italian

farmacia

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feminine

la farmacia

pharmacy

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farmacia
/la farmaˈtʃiːa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say farmacia in Italian?

IPA
/la farmaˈtʃiːa/

How do you pronounce farmacia in Italian?

farmacia is pronounced /la farmaˈtʃiːa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La farmacia nuova vicino a casa mia è molto moderna e ben organizzata.

The new pharmacy near my house is very modern and well-organized.

Quella farmacia piccola in centro storico è la più antica della città.

That small pharmacy in the historic center is the oldest in the city.

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Why is it feminine?

Farmacia is feminine because it derives from Latin "pharmacia," which inherited the feminine gender from Greek "pharmakeia" (φαρμακεία), a noun ending in -ia that was inherently feminine in Greek and Latin grammatical systems.

What is the Italian word for pharmacy?

The Italian word for pharmacy is la farmacia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpharmacielafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefarmáciaafeminine

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