🇮🇹 Italian

scoperta

feminine

la scoperta

discovery

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scoperta
/la skoˈpɛrta/
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How do you say scoperta in Italian?

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/la skoˈpɛrta/

How do you pronounce scoperta in Italian?

scoperta is pronounced /la skoˈpɛrta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La scoperta scientifica più importante del secolo è stata quella della penicillina.

The most important scientific discovery of the century was that of penicillin.

Quella scoperta archeologica straordinaria ha rivoluzionato la nostra comprensione della civiltà antica.

That extraordinary archaeological discovery revolutionized our understanding of ancient civilization.

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Why is it feminine?

Scoperta is feminine because it functions as a noun (meaning "discovery") derived from the past participle of the verb "scoprire" (to discover). In Italian, past participles used as nouns typically retain feminine gender when they end in -a. The word comes from Latin "cooperta," the feminine past participle of "cooperire" (to uncover), though the modern Italian form has evolved from this Latin root.

What is the Italian word for discovery?

The Italian word for discovery is la scoperta — feminine.

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