🇮🇹 Italian

pressione

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feminine

la pressione

pressure

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pressione
/la presˈsjoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pressione in Italian?

IPA
/la presˈsjoːne/

How do you pronounce pressione in Italian?

pressione is pronounced /la presˈsjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La pressione atmosferica è molto alta oggi.

The atmospheric pressure is very high today.

Questa pressione sanguigna pericolosa deve essere monitorata costantemente.

This dangerous blood pressure must be monitored constantly.

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Why is it feminine?

Pressione is feminine because it derives from the Latin "pressio", which belongs to the third declension (not the first). Like most Italian nouns ending in "-ione", it inherited the feminine gender from the Latin feminine nominal suffix "-io/-ionis". The suffix "-ione" in Italian consistently produces feminine nouns, making "pressione" feminine.

What is the Italian word for pressure?

The Italian word for pressure is la pressione — feminine.

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