🇮🇹 Italian

ferita

feminine

la ferita

wound

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ferita
/la feˈriːta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ferita in Italian?

IPA
/la feˈriːta/

How do you pronounce ferita in Italian?

ferita is pronounced /la feˈriːta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ferita profonda sulla sua mano era molto grave e richiedeva cure mediche immediate.

The deep wound on her hand was very serious and required immediate medical care.

Quella ferita infetta non era stata pulita correttamente, quindi il dottore dovette disinfettarla.

That infected wound had not been cleaned properly, so the doctor had to disinfect it.

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Why is it feminine?

Ferita (wound) is feminine because it is a noun derived from the Latin past participle "ferita" (feminine form of "feritus"). In Italian, nouns ending in -a are typically feminine, and "ferita" inherited both its form and feminine gender from Latin through regular sound changes and gender agreement patterns.

What is the Italian word for wound?

The Italian word for wound is la ferita — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishheridalafeminine

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