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la testa
head
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How do you say testa in Italian?
How do you pronounce testa in Italian?
testa is pronounced /la ˈtɛsta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La testa bionda della ragazza era coperta da un cappello rosso.
The blonde head of the girl was covered by a red hat.
Quella testa dura non ascolta mai i miei consigli.
That stubborn head never listens to my advice.
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Why is it feminine?
Testa is feminine because it derives from Latin "testa," which was originally a feminine noun meaning "shell" or "earthen pot," and Italian retained the feminine gender of its Latin source. The word's semantic shift from "shell/pot" to "head" (likely from the metaphorical idea of the head as a container) occurred in Vulgar Latin, but the feminine gender persisted through this semantic evolution.
What is the Italian word for head?
The Italian word for head is la testa — feminine.
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