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la mezzanotte
midnight
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How do you say mezzanotte in Italian?
How do you pronounce mezzanotte in Italian?
mezzanotte is pronounced /la meddzaˈnɔtte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La mezzanotte è arrivata improvvisamente durante la festa elegante.
Midnight arrived suddenly during the elegant party. (The feminine articles 'la' and adjective 'elegante' agree with 'mezzanotte')
Quella mezzanotte fredda e buia rimane impressa nella mia memoria.
That cold and dark midnight remains etched in my memory. (The feminine demonstrative 'quella' and feminine adjectives 'fredda' and 'buia' all agree with the feminine noun 'mezzanotte')
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Why is it feminine?
Mezzanotte is feminine because it derives from Latin "media nox" (middle night), where "nox" (night) is a feminine noun, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the phrase evolved into the Italian compound word. The feminine gender stuck even as the etymological connection became less transparent in the modern language.
What is the Italian word for midnight?
The Italian word for midnight is la mezzanotte — feminine.
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