🇮🇹 Italian

velocità

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feminine

le velocità

speeds

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velocità
/le velotʃiˈta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say velocità in Italian?

IPA
/le velotʃiˈta/

How do you pronounce velocità in Italian?

velocità is pronounced /le velotʃiˈta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La velocità massima di questa macchina è molto impressionante.

The maximum speed of this car is very impressive.

Quella velocità pericolosa ha causato un incidente grave.

That dangerous speed caused a serious accident.

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Why is it feminine?

Velocità is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "velocitas" (from the adjective "velox," meaning swift), and Italian retained the feminine gender of the original Latin term along with the suffix "-ità," which consistently produces feminine nouns in Italian.

What is the Italian word for speeds?

The Italian word for speeds is le velocità — feminine.

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