🇮🇹 Italian

figlia

feminine

la figlia

daughter

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figlia
/la ˈfiʎʎa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say figlia in Italian?

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/la ˈfiʎʎa/

How do you pronounce figlia in Italian?

figlia is pronounced /la ˈfiʎʎa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La mia figlia intelligente ha vinto il concorso.

My intelligent daughter won the competition.

La figlia maggiore è diventata una brava insegnante.

The older daughter became a good teacher.

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Why is it feminine?

Figlia (daughter) is feminine because it derives from Latin "filia," which was grammatically feminine, following the Latin first declension (-a ending) that typically marked feminine nouns. This feminine gender has been preserved through the evolution from Latin to Italian.

What is the Italian word for daughter?

The Italian word for daughter is la figlia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchfillelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishhijalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefilhaafeminine

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