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artista

artist

noun ar-TEES-tah Less Common

Usage Note

Artista ends in -a yet can be masculine or feminine (un artista, un'artista); only the article shows the gender. The masculine plural is artisti, the feminine plural artiste. This -ista pattern is shared by many job nouns like dentista and giornalista.

Examples

"L'artista dipinge un quadro."

Natural Translation

The artist is painting a picture.

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