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How do you say penna in Italian?
How do you pronounce penna in Italian?
penna is pronounced /la ˈpenna/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La penna rossa è caduta dal tavolo e si è rotta.
The red pen fell from the table and broke.
Ho comprato una penna blu nuova per scrivere la lettera importante.
I bought a new blue pen to write the important letter.
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Why is it feminine?
Penna is feminine because it derives from Latin "penna" (feather, pen), which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender through the regular evolution of Latin feminine nouns ending in -a into Italian feminine nouns. The semantic shift from "feather" to "pen" occurred because quills were the writing instruments of the medieval period.
What is the Italian word for pen?
The Italian word for pen is la penna — feminine.
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