🇮🇹 Italian

siringhe

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feminine

le siringhe

syringes

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siringhe
/le siˈriŋɡe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say siringhe in Italian?

IPA
/le siˈriŋɡe/

How do you pronounce siringhe in Italian?

siringhe is pronounced /le siˈriŋɡe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La siringa nuova è stata sterilizzata correttamente prima dell'uso medico.

The new syringe was sterilized correctly before medical use.

Ho trovato una siringa sporca in ospedale e l'ho segnalata immediatamente al personale.

I found a dirty syringe in the hospital and reported it immediately to the staff.

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Why is it feminine?

Siringhe is feminine because it derives from Latin "syrinx" (originally from Greek), which belonged to the first declension feminine nouns in Latin, a category that typically produced feminine nouns in Romance languages like Italian. The word retained its feminine gender through this historical linguistic transmission.

What is the Italian word for syringes?

The Italian word for syringes is le siringhe — feminine.

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