🇮🇹 Italian

medaglia

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feminine

la medaglia

medal

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medaglia
/la meˈdaʎʎa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say medaglia in Italian?

IPA
/la meˈdaʎʎa/

How do you pronounce medaglia in Italian?

medaglia is pronounced /la meˈdaʎʎa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La medaglia d'oro è molto preziosa perché è stata vinta da un'atleta straordinaria.

The gold medal is very precious because it was won by an extraordinary female athlete.

La nuova medaglia commemorativa è stata disegnata da un'artista italiana talentosa.

The new commemorative medal was designed by a talented Italian female artist.

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Why is it feminine?

Medaglia is feminine because it ends in -a, which is the typical feminine ending for Italian nouns. The word derives from Latin "metallum" (metal) through Vulgar Latin "medalia" or similar forms, ultimately becoming "medaglia" in Italian. Italian nouns ending in -a are regularly assigned to the first conjugation feminine gender class.

What is the Italian word for medal?

The Italian word for medal is la medaglia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmédaillelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishmedallalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemedalhaafeminine

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