🇮🇹 Italian

infanzia

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feminine

l' infanzia

childhood

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infanzia
/linˈfantsja/
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How do you say infanzia in Italian?

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/linˈfantsja/

How do you pronounce infanzia in Italian?

infanzia is pronounced /linˈfantsja/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La mia infanzia felice è stata piena di giochi e amici.

My happy childhood was full of games and friends.

L'infanzia difficile che ha avuto l'ha resa una persona forte e consapevole.

The difficult childhood that she had made her a strong and aware person.

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Why is it feminine?

Infanzia is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "infantia," which was the abstract noun form built from "infans" (infant/child) using the productive Latin suffix "-ia" that typically created feminine nouns. This Latin suffix "-ia" regularly became "-zia" in Italian, preserving the feminine gender from the original Latin term.

What is the Italian word for childhood?

The Italian word for childhood is l' infanzia — feminine.

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