🇮🇹 Italian

prigioni

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feminine

le prigioni

prisons

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prigioni
/le priˈdʒoːni/
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How do you say prigioni in Italian?

IPA
/le priˈdʒoːni/

How do you pronounce prigioni in Italian?

prigioni is pronounced /le priˈdʒoːni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La prigione antica era molto fredda e umida, con muri spessi costruiti secoli fa.

The ancient prison was very cold and damp, with thick walls built centuries ago.

Quella prigione nuova è stata progettata per essere più sicura e moderna rispetto a quella vecchia.

That new prison was designed to be safer and more modern compared to the old one.

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Why is it feminine?

Prigioni is feminine because it derives from the Latin "prensio" (seizure, capture), which was a third declension feminine noun. In Italian, Latin third declension nouns ending in "-io" typically evolved into the "-ione" suffix, which consistently marks feminine nouns in Italian.

What is the Italian word for prisons?

The Italian word for prisons is le prigioni — feminine.

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