🇮🇹 Italian

margherita

feminine

la margherita

daisy

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margherita
/la marɡeˈriːta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say margherita in Italian?

IPA
/la marɡeˈriːta/

How do you pronounce margherita in Italian?

margherita is pronounced /la marɡeˈriːta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La margherita bianca nel vaso è molto profumata.

The white daisy in the vase is very fragrant.

Questa margherita selvatica è più bella di quella coltivata.

This wild daisy is more beautiful than that cultivated one.

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Why is it feminine?

Margherita is feminine because it derives from the Latin "margarita" (pearl), which is a first-declension feminine noun. This feminine gender persisted through the Romance languages into Italian. The word entered Italian as a feminine noun and eventually became used as a given name, retaining its grammatical gender.

What is the Italian word for daisy?

The Italian word for daisy is la margherita — feminine.

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