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la matita
pencil
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How do you say matita in Italian?
How do you pronounce matita in Italian?
matita is pronounced /la maˈtiːta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La matita rossa è caduta dal tavolo e si è rotta.
The red pencil fell from the table and broke.
Questa matita blu è molto lunga e affilata.
This blue pencil is very long and sharp.
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Why is it feminine?
Matita is feminine because it follows the productive Italian pattern where nouns ending in -a are typically feminine. In Italian, most first declension Latin nouns ending in -a retained their feminine gender. While the word does derive from Latin origins related to marking or coloring tools, the exact etymological path is uncertain, and the Etruscan connection is speculative. The feminine gender is most reliably explained by the regular Italian morphological pattern.
What is the Italian word for pencil?
The Italian word for pencil is la matita — feminine.
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