🇮🇹 Italian

geografie

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feminine

le geografie

geographies

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geografie
/le dʒeoɡraˈfiːe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say geografie in Italian?

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/le dʒeoɡraˈfiːe/

How do you pronounce geografie in Italian?

geografie is pronounced /le dʒeoɡraˈfiːe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La geografia italiana è molto complessa perché il paese ha montagne, coste e isole diverse.

Italian geography is very complex because the country has diverse mountains, coasts, and islands.

La geografia umana moderna studia come le persone interagiscono con gli spazi urbani e rurali.

Modern human geography studies how people interact with urban and rural spaces.

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Why is it feminine?

Geografie is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "geographia," which came from Greek "geographía" (γεωγραφία), where the "-graphia" suffix (meaning "writing" or "description") was inherently feminine in gender. This feminine gender has been preserved through the Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for geographies?

The Italian word for geographies is le geografie — feminine.

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