🇮🇹 Italian

ricetta

feminine

la ricetta

recipe

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ricetta
/la riˈtʃetta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ricetta in Italian?

IPA
/la riˈtʃetta/

How do you pronounce ricetta in Italian?

ricetta is pronounced /la riˈtʃetta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ricetta italiana è molto complicata e richiede ingredienti freschi.

The Italian recipe is very complicated and requires fresh ingredients.

Questa ricetta tradizionale è stata tramandata dalla nonna per generazioni.

This traditional recipe has been passed down from grandmother for generations.

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Why is it feminine?

Ricetta is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "recept**a**" (past participle of "recipere," meaning "to receive" or "to take"), which followed the first declension pattern typical of feminine nouns ending in "-a." This "-a" ending became the standard feminine marker in Romance languages including Italian.

What is the Italian word for recipe?

The Italian word for recipe is la ricetta — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchrecettelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishrecetalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesereceitaafeminine

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