diagramma

diagram

noun dyah-GRAHM-mah Rare

Origin: From Greek diagramma (figure, plan).

Also means

chart

Usage Note

Diagramma is one of many Italian nouns ending in -ma that are masculine — a class largely borrowed from Greek (il problema, il tema, il sistema, il programma). Learners expecting feminine gender from the -a ending are frequently tripped up. The plural is i diagrammi (not le diagramme). Un diagramma a torta is a pie chart; un diagramma a barre is a bar chart.

Examples

"Il diagramma mostra la crescita annuale."

Natural Translation

The diagram shows the annual growth.

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