🇮🇹 Italian

magia

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feminine

la magia

magic

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magia
/la maˈdʒiːa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say magia in Italian?

IPA
/la maˈdʒiːa/

How do you pronounce magia in Italian?

magia is pronounced /la maˈdʒiːa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La magia nera è più pericolosa della magia bianca.

Black magic is more dangerous than white magic.

Quella magia antica affascinava tutti gli spettatori nel teatro.

That ancient magic fascinated all the spectators in the theater.

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Why is it feminine?

Magia is feminine because it derives from Latin "magia," which was itself borrowed from Greek "mageia" (μαγεία), and this Greek feminine noun naturally retained its feminine gender when adopted into Latin and subsequently Italian. The Greek root reflects the association of magic with the Magi, a priestly class, though the word's grammatical gender followed standard feminine patterns for -ia/-eia nouns rather than from a specific semantic rule.

What is the Italian word for magic?

The Italian word for magic is la magia — feminine.

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