Accordinfluenza
l' influenza
flu
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How do you say influenza in Italian?
How do you pronounce influenza in Italian?
influenza is pronounced /linfluˈɛntsa/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La influenza stagionale è arrivata molto presto quest'anno.
The seasonal flu arrived very early this year.
L'influenza che ho avuto è stata particolarmente grave e debilitante.
The flu that I had was particularly severe and debilitating.
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Why is it feminine?
Influenza is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Medieval Latin feminine noun *influentia* (meaning "influence" or "flowing in"), which retained its feminine gender when adopted into Italian; the disease name itself originated in 18th-century Italy, where it was attributed to the "influence" of celestial bodies on health.
What is the Italian word for flu?
The Italian word for flu is l' influenza — feminine.
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