gattina

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡatˈti.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: gat‧tì‧na

Etymology 1

From gatta ((female) cat) +‎ -ina (diminutive suffix).

Noun

gattina f (plural gattine, masculine gattino)

  1. female equivalent of gattino
  2. female kitten
  3. pussy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gattine.

Noun

gattina f (plural gattine)

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Further reading

  • gattino in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • gattino in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • gattìna1, gattìna2 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • gattina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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