🇮🇹 Italian

perdita

feminine

la perdita

loss

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perdita
/la ˈpɛrdita/
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How do you say perdita in Italian?

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/la ˈpɛrdita/

How do you pronounce perdita in Italian?

perdita is pronounced /la ˈpɛrdita/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La perdita totale della merce è stata una tragedia per l'azienda.

The total loss of the merchandise was a tragedy for the company.

Quella perdita improvvisa ci ha lasciati tutti molto dispiaciuti.

That sudden loss left all of us very upset.

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Why is it feminine?

Perdita is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "perdita" (a lost thing, feminine form of the past participle "perditus"), which follows the standard Italian pattern where words ending in "-a" are typically feminine. This gendered form was preserved through the Romance language evolution from Latin.

What is the Italian word for loss?

The Italian word for loss is la perdita — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpertelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseperdaafeminine

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