🇮🇹 Italian

settimana

feminine

la settimana

week

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settimana
/la settiˈmaːna/
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How do you say settimana in Italian?

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/la settiˈmaːna/

How do you pronounce settimana in Italian?

settimana is pronounced /la settiˈmaːna/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La settimana prossima sarà molto impegnativa perché ho tre esami.

Next week will be very demanding because I have three exams.

Questa settimana è stata incredibilmente stressante e sono molto stanca.

This week has been incredibly stressful and I am very tired.

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Why is it feminine?

Settimana is feminine because it derives from the Latin "septimana" (feminine noun meaning "a period of seven days"). Latin feminine nouns in "-ana" regularly became feminine nouns in "-ana" in Italian, preserving their gender. The feminine ending "-ana" reinforces this gender assignment.

What is the Italian word for week?

The Italian word for week is la settimana — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsemainelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishsemanalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesemanaafeminine

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