🇮🇹 Italian

infanzie

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feminine

le infanzie

childhoods

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infanzie
/le inˈfantsje/
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How do you say infanzie in Italian?

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/le inˈfantsje/

How do you pronounce infanzie in Italian?

infanzie is pronounced /le inˈfantsje/ 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?

Infanzie 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 childhoods?

The Italian word for childhoods is le infanzie — feminine.

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