🇮🇹 Italian

profondità

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feminine

le profondità

depths

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profondità
/le profondiˈta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say profondità in Italian?

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/le profondiˈta/

How do you pronounce profondità in Italian?

profondità is pronounced /le profondiˈta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La profondità oscura del pozzo era spaventosa.

The dark depth of the well was frightening.

Abbiamo misurato la profondità massima del lago con un sonar speciale.

We measured the maximum depth of the lake with special sonar.

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Why is it feminine?

Profondità is feminine because it derives from the Latin "profunditas," which is a feminine noun. The Latin suffix "-itas" formed abstract nouns from adjectives and inherited feminine gender. Italian preserves this feminine gender in words ending in "-ità," which is the regular evolution of the Latin "-itas" suffix.

What is the Italian word for depths?

The Italian word for depths is le profondità — feminine.

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