paternità

paternity

noun pah-tehr-nee-TAH Rare

Also means

fatherhood

Usage Note

Paternità is an invariable noun (ends in an accented vowel), so the plural is identical: le paternità. It covers both the legal concept — congedo di paternità (paternity leave) — and the broader sense of authorship or creative origin, e.g., la paternità di un'opera (authorship of a work).

Examples

"Il congedo di paternità è ancora poco usato."

Natural Translation

Paternity leave is still rarely used.

Literal Translation

The leave of paternity is still little used.

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