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identità

identity

noun ee-dehn-tee-TAH Less Common
People & Society Community

Origin: from Latin identitas

Usage Note

Identità is feminine and invariable because of its final stressed vowel, so un'identità and due identità look the same. You'll meet it in carta d'identità (the Italian ID card) and furto d'identità ('identity theft'). The written accent on the final -à is obligatory.

Examples

"Ha perso la sua identità."

Natural Translation

He lost his identity.

Literal Translation

He-has lost the his identity.

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