🇮🇹 Italian

religione

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feminine

la religione

religion

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religione
/la reliˈdʒoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say religione in Italian?

IPA
/la reliˈdʒoːne/

How do you pronounce religione in Italian?

religione is pronounced /la reliˈdʒoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La religione cattolica è molto diffusa in Italia.

The Catholic religion is very widespread in Italy.

Quella religione antica affascinava i filosofi greci.

That ancient religion fascinated Greek philosophers.

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Why is it feminine?

Religione is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "religio," and Italian retained the feminine gender of its Latin source. In Italian, nouns ending in "-ione" are typically feminine, a pattern that developed from Latin feminine nouns ending in "-io."

What is the Italian word for religion?

The Italian word for religion is la religione — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchreligionlafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishreligiónlafeminine

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