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feminine
la tosse
cough
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tosse
/la ˈtosse/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say tosse in Italian?
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/la ˈtosse/
How do you pronounce tosse in Italian?
tosse is pronounced /la ˈtosse/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La tosse persistente mi ha tormentato per settimane.
The persistent cough tormented me for weeks.
Questa tosse secca è molto fastidiosa e non passa.
This dry cough is very annoying and won't go away.
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Why is it feminine?
Tosse (cough) is feminine because it derives from Latin "tussis," which was feminine in gender and retained that classification through the evolution into Italian. Latin noun gender assignments, while sometimes arbitrary, persisted in Romance languages when words were inherited directly.
What is the Italian word for cough?
The Italian word for cough is la tosse — feminine.
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