🇮🇹 Italian

figlie

feminine

le figlie

daughters

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figlie
/le ˈfiʎʎe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say figlie in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈfiʎʎe/

How do you pronounce figlie in Italian?

figlie is pronounced /le ˈfiʎʎe/ 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?

Figlie (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 daughters?

The Italian word for daughters is le figlie — feminine.

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