🇮🇹 Italian

risate

feminine

le risate

laughs

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risate
/le riˈzaːte/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say risate in Italian?

IPA
/le riˈzaːte/

How do you pronounce risate in Italian?

risate is pronounced /le riˈzaːte/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La risata genuina della bambina era così contagiosa che tutti gli adulti hanno iniziato a ridere.

The genuine laugh of the girl was so contagious that all the adults started to laugh.

Quella risata improvvisa e inaspettata ci ha sorpresi durante il momento più serio della riunione.

That sudden and unexpected laugh surprised us during the most serious moment of the meeting.

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Why is it feminine?

Risate is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "risata" (past participle of "ridere" used nominally, meaning "laughter"). Italian inherited the feminine gender from its Latin etymon, following the typical pattern where Latin -ata derived nouns maintained their feminine gender through Romance language evolution.

What is the Italian word for laughs?

The Italian word for laughs is le risate — feminine.

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