🇮🇹 Italian

terra

feminine

la terra

earth

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terra
/la ˈtɛrra/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say terra in Italian?

IPA
/la ˈtɛrra/

How do you pronounce terra in Italian?

terra is pronounced /la ˈtɛrra/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La terra italiana è molto fertile e produce vini eccellenti.

The Italian land is very fertile and produces excellent wines.

La terra rossa di questa regione è famosa per l'agricoltura di qualità.

The red earth of this region is famous for quality agriculture.

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Why is it feminine?

Terra is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin *terra*, which was feminine in the original language, likely influenced by its semantic association with *mater* (mother) and the earth as a nurturing, generative force in Indo-European cultures.

What is the Italian word for earth?

The Italian word for earth is la terra — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchterrelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishtierralafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseterraafeminine

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