galassia
la galassia
galaxy
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How do you say galassia in Italian?
How do you pronounce galassia in Italian?
galassia is pronounced /la ɡaˈlassja/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La galassia più vicina a noi è Andromeda, che è straordinariamente bella.
The nearest galaxy to us is Andromeda, which is extraordinarily beautiful.
Quella galassia lontana contiene miliardi di stelle ed è affascinante da osservare.
That distant galaxy contains billions of stars and is fascinating to observe.
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Why is it feminine?
Galassia is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "galaxia" (from Greek "galaxías [kýklos]," literally "milky [circle]"), which referred to the Milky Way and retained its feminine grammatical gender through the Romance languages. The feminine ending "-ia" in Italian also reinforced this gender assignment.
What is the Italian word for galaxy?
The Italian word for galaxy is la galassia — feminine.
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