🇮🇹 Italian

pensioni

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feminine

le pensioni

pensions

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pensioni
/le penˈsjoːni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pensioni in Italian?

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/le penˈsjoːni/

How do you pronounce pensioni in Italian?

pensioni is pronounced /le penˈsjoːni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La pensione italiana è molto bassa e i pensionati devono vivere con parsimonia.

The Italian pension is very low and retirees must live frugally.

Quella piccola pensione di montagna è diventata famosa per la sua cucina tradizionale.

That small mountain pension/inn became famous for its traditional cooking.

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Why is it feminine?

Pensioni is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "pensio" (payment, pension). The Italian suffix "-ione" consistently produces feminine nouns in Italian, having evolved from Latin feminine noun endings. Words ending in "-ione" are almost always feminine in Italian.

What is the Italian word for pensions?

The Italian word for pensions is le pensioni — feminine.

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