🇮🇹 Italian

paure

feminine

le paure

fears

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paure
/le paˈuːre/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say paure in Italian?

IPA
/le paˈuːre/

How do you pronounce paure in Italian?

paure is pronounced /le paˈuːre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La paura profonda che ho provato durante il terremoto mi ha cambiato completamente.

The deep fear that I experienced during the earthquake completely changed me.

Una paura irrazionale della paura stessa può diventare molto dannosa.

An irrational fear of fear itself can become very harmful.

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Why is it feminine?

Paure is feminine because it derives from Latin "pavor" (fear, dread), which became "pavura" in Vulgar Latin. Italian inherited the feminine gender from the Vulgar Latin form "pavura." Italian nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine, and "paura" follows this regular pattern.

What is the Italian word for fears?

The Italian word for fears is le paure — feminine.

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