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How do you say laurea in Italian?
How do you pronounce laurea in Italian?
laurea is pronounced /la ˈlaurea/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La laurea magistrale è più difficile della laurea triennale.
The master's degree is more difficult than the three-year degree.
Ho conseguito una laurea prestigiosa in medicina all'università statale.
I obtained a prestigious degree in medicine at the state university.
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Why is it feminine?
Laurea is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "laurea" (laurel wreath), which itself comes from "laurus" (the laurel plant/tree), following the standard Latin pattern where feminine nouns ending in "-a" were typically adopted into Italian as feminine words. The connection to laurel wreaths persists in the figurative sense of an academic degree as an honor or achievement.
What is the Italian word for degree?
The Italian word for degree is la laurea — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | degré flips! | le | masculine |
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