fotografia

photograph; photography

noun foh-toh-GRAH-fyah Less Common

Origin: From Greek 'phōs/phōtos' (light) + 'graphia' (writing).

Usage Note

Fotografia covers both a physical photo and the art of photography. In casual speech it is shortened to foto, which is invariable: una foto, le foto (never fotos). Foto is feminine despite ending in -o, because it is an abbreviation of fotografia. The photographer is il/la fotografo/a.

Examples

"Ha scattato una bellissima fotografia."

Natural Translation

She took a beautiful photograph.

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