🇮🇹 Italian

saggezza

feminine

la saggezza

wisdom

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saggezza
/la sadˈdʒetʦa/
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How do you say saggezza in Italian?

IPA
/la sadˈdʒetʦa/

How do you pronounce saggezza in Italian?

saggezza is pronounced /la sadˈdʒetʦa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La saggezza antica dei filosofi greci rimane sempre rilevante per la nostra società moderna.

The ancient wisdom of Greek philosophers remains always relevant for our modern society.

Quella saggezza profonda e rara è stata tramandata dalle donne più anziane della comunità.

That deep and rare wisdom was passed down by the oldest women in the community.

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Why is it feminine?

Saggezza is feminine because it is an Italian abstract noun ending in "-ezza", a productive suffix that consistently produces feminine nouns in Italian. While it ultimately derives from Latin "sapiens" (wise) or related Latin roots, the immediate mechanism for its feminine gender is the "-ezza" suffix itself, which grammatically requires feminine agreement. Most Italian abstract nouns ending in "-ezza" are feminine due to this suffix pattern.

What is the Italian word for wisdom?

The Italian word for wisdom is la saggezza — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsagesselafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishsabiduríalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesabedoriaafeminine

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