🇮🇹 Italian

medicine

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

le medicine

medicines

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medicine
/le mediˈtʃiːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say medicine in Italian?

IPA
/le mediˈtʃiːne/

How do you pronounce medicine in Italian?

medicine is pronounced /le mediˈtʃiːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La medicina moderna ha salvato molte vite con i suoi progressi straordinari.

Modern medicine has saved many lives with its extraordinary progress.

La medicina tradizionale cinese è ancora praticata e rispettata in molti paesi.

Traditional Chinese medicine is still practiced and respected in many countries.

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Why is it feminine?

Medicine is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "medicina" (from "medicus," meaning physician), which followed the first declension pattern ending in -a, a typically feminine ending in Latin. This -a ending was preserved in Italian, maintaining the feminine gender of the original Latin word.

What is the Italian word for medicines?

The Italian word for medicines is le medicine — feminine.

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