🇮🇹 Italian

quantità

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feminine

le quantità

quantities

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quantità
/le kwantiˈta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say quantità in Italian?

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/le kwantiˈta/

How do you pronounce quantità in Italian?

quantità is pronounced /le kwantiˈta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La quantità grande di acqua ha allagato la città.

The large quantity of water flooded the city.

Questa quantità insufficiente di cibo non basta per tutti gli ospiti.

This insufficient quantity of food is not enough for all the guests.

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Why is it feminine?

Quantità is feminine because it derives from Latin "quantitas," which belonged to the third declension "-tas" suffix—a productive feminine ending in Latin that regularly produced feminine nouns in Romance languages. This "-tas/-tà" pattern consistently created feminine abstract nouns in Italian, as seen in similar words like "qualità" and "realtà."

What is the Italian word for quantities?

The Italian word for quantities is le quantità — feminine.

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