🇮🇹 Italian

poesie

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feminine

le poesie

poems

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poesie
/le poeˈziːe/
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How do you say poesie in Italian?

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/le poeˈziːe/

How do you pronounce poesie in Italian?

poesie is pronounced /le poeˈziːe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La poesia italiana è molto antica e affascinante.

Italian poetry is very ancient and fascinating. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjectives 'italiana' and 'affascinante' agree with 'poesia')

Questa poesia romantica mi ha commosso profondamente.

This romantic poem deeply moved me. (The feminine demonstrative 'questa' and feminine adjective 'romantica' must agree with the feminine noun 'poesia')

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Why is it feminine?

Poesie is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "poesis," which belonged to the third declension. Latin words ending in -sis (from Greek -σις) were typically feminine, and Italian maintained this feminine gender. The word ultimately traces back to Greek "poiesis" (ποίησις), where the -sis ending conveyed feminine grammatical gender.

What is the Italian word for poems?

The Italian word for poems is le poesie — feminine.

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