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How do you say idea in Italian?
How do you pronounce idea in Italian?
idea is pronounced /liˈdɛːa/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La mia idea brillante ha risolto il problema difficile.
My brilliant idea solved the difficult problem.
Quella idea originale era troppo complicata per essere realizzata.
That original idea was too complicated to be realized.
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Why is it feminine?
Idea is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin *idea*, which was feminine (borrowed from Greek *idéa*), and Italian retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor along with the -a ending that typically marks feminine nouns. The Greek root reflected the word's philosophical meaning of a mental form or appearance, and this gender assignment simply persisted through the Romance language evolution.
What is the Italian word for idea?
The Italian word for idea is l' idea — feminine.
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