🇮🇹 Italian

origine

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feminine

l' origine

origin

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origine
/loˈriːdʒine/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say origine in Italian?

IPA
/loˈriːdʒine/

How do you pronounce origine in Italian?

origine is pronounced /loˈriːdʒine/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La origine italiana della pasta è molto antica e affascinante.

The Italian origin of pasta is very ancient and fascinating.

L'origine geografica della nostra famiglia rimane ancora sconosciuta.

The geographical origin of our family remains still unknown.

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Why is it feminine?

Origine is feminine because it derives from Latin "origo, originis," which is a third-declension feminine noun, and Italian retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor. This etymological inheritance is typical for many Italian nouns ending in "-ione" (which are predominantly feminine), though "origine" itself comes directly from the Latin nominative rather than through the "-ione" suffix.

What is the Italian word for origin?

The Italian word for origin is l' origine — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchoriginel'feminine
🇪🇸 Spanishorigen flips!elmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseorigemafeminine

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