Accordtossi
feminine
le tossi
coughs
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tossi
/le ˈtossi/
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How do you say tossi in Italian?
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/le ˈtossi/
How do you pronounce tossi in Italian?
tossi is pronounced /le ˈtossi/ 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?
Tossi (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 coughs?
The Italian word for coughs is le tossi — feminine.
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