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la tempesta
storm
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How do you say tempesta in Italian?
How do you pronounce tempesta in Italian?
tempesta is pronounced /la temˈpɛsta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La tempesta violenta ha distrutto il villaggio durante la notte.
The violent storm destroyed the village during the night.
Quella terribile tempesta era la più forte che avessimo mai visto.
That terrible storm was the strongest one we had ever seen.
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Why is it feminine?
Tempesta is feminine because it derives from Latin "tempestas," which was feminine in the first declension (not second declension). Italian retained the feminine gender from Latin, as words ending in "-a" in Italian typically derive from feminine first declension Latin nouns ending in "-a."
What is the Italian word for storm?
The Italian word for storm is la tempesta — feminine.
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