🇮🇹 Italian

professoresse

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feminine

le professoresse

teachers (f.)

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professoresse
/le professoˈresse/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say professoresse in Italian?

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/le professoˈresse/

How do you pronounce professoresse in Italian?

professoresse is pronounced /le professoˈresse/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La professoressa italiana è molto preparata e insegna con grande passione.

The Italian (female) professor is very prepared and teaches with great passion.

Questa professoressa nuova è stata assunta per insegnare matematica nella nostra scuola.

This new (female) professor was hired to teach mathematics in our school.

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Why is it feminine?

Professoresse is feminine because it adds the standard Italian feminine suffix "-a" to the masculine form "professore," which itself derives from Latin "professor" (one who professes); this pattern of adding "-a" to create feminine agent nouns is a productive rule in Italian that applies to most professions and occupations.

What is the Italian word for teachers (f.)?

The Italian word for teachers (f.) is le professoresse — feminine.

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