🇮🇹 Italian

figura

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feminine

la figura

figure

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figura
/la fiˈɡuːra/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say figura in Italian?

IPA
/la fiˈɡuːra/

How do you pronounce figura in Italian?

figura is pronounced /la fiˈɡuːra/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La figura geometrica è molto importante nella matematica.

The geometric figure is very important in mathematics.

Quella figura famosa è diventata una donna molto influente nella società.

That famous figure has become a very influential woman in society.

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Why is it feminine?

Figura is feminine because it descends from Latin "figura" (feminine), which was derived from the verb "fingere" (to shape or form) and followed the standard feminine noun pattern of the first declension ending in -a. This Latin feminine gender has been preserved in Italian.

What is the Italian word for figure?

The Italian word for figure is la figura — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchfigurelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishcifralafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefiguraafeminine

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