🇮🇹 Italian

pressioni

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feminine

le pressioni

pressures

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pressioni
/le presˈsjoːni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pressioni in Italian?

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/le presˈsjoːni/

How do you pronounce pressioni in Italian?

pressioni is pronounced /le presˈsjoːni/ 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?

Pressioni 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 pressures?

The Italian word for pressures is le pressioni — feminine.

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