🇮🇹 Italian

rabbia

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feminine

la rabbia

anger

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rabbia
/la ˈrabbja/
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How do you say rabbia in Italian?

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/la ˈrabbja/

How do you pronounce rabbia in Italian?

rabbia is pronounced /la ˈrabbja/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La rabbia improvvisa l'ha resa completamente irrazionale.

The sudden anger made her completely irrational. (feminine adjective 'improvvisa' and feminine article 'la' agree with 'rabbia')

La rabbia accumulata nel tempo è diventata pericolosa.

The accumulated anger over time became dangerous. (feminine past participle 'accumulata' and feminine article 'la' must agree with feminine noun 'rabbia')

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Why is it feminine?

Rabbia (rage) is feminine because it derives from Latin "rabies," which was a feminine noun ending in "-ies"—a Latin feminine suffix that typically became "-ia" in Italian, as seen in other words like "energia" and "provincia." This Latin feminine gender was preserved through the regular sound changes and grammatical evolution that shaped Italian from Vulgar Latin.

What is the Italian word for anger?

The Italian word for anger is la rabbia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcolèrelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishiralafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseraivaafeminine

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