🇮🇹 Italian

terapia

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feminine

la terapia

therapy

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terapia
/la teraˈpiːa/
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How do you say terapia in Italian?

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/la teraˈpiːa/

How do you pronounce terapia in Italian?

terapia is pronounced /la teraˈpiːa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La terapia cognitiva è molto efficace per i pazienti depressi.

Cognitive therapy is very effective for depressed patients.

Questa nuova terapia rivoluzionaria ha aiutato molti malati oncologici.

This revolutionary new therapy has helped many cancer patients.

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Why is it feminine?

Terapia is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "therapia," which came from Greek "therapeia" (θεραπεία), a word that was grammatically feminine in its original language. The feminine ending "-ia" in both Latin and Italian reinforced this gender assignment.

What is the Italian word for therapy?

The Italian word for therapy is la terapia — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishterapialafeminine

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