How to Say "Sydney" in Italian

Sydney

/ˈsid.nej/feminine

The Italian word for Sydney is Sydney.

Sydney is used to refer to the state capital of New South Wales, Australia.

Meaning: state capital of New South Wales, Australia (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

In Italian, Sydney is a feminine noun.

The pronunciation of Sydney is /ˈsid.nej/. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

If you were to refer to the city using the Italian definite article, you would use la instead of il, even though the name itself has no gendered meaning in Italian.
While English speakers pronounce the name with a soft 'ey' sound at the end, an Italian speaker might lean towards a more distinct, clipped 'eh' sound, following Italian phonetic patterns.
Because it is an unadapted borrowing, you will not find any Italian-specific spelling variations for Sydney, unlike names such as 'Giappone' for 'Japan'.

Torna da Sydney oggi.
He comes back from Sydney today.
This sentence is useful for describing someone returning from Sydney.
Tatoeba #2020070 by Guybrush88, translation #283042 by CK
Sydney è lontana da qui.
Sydney is far from here.
This sentence is useful for describing the distance of Sydney from a specific location.
Tatoeba #834719 by Guybrush88, translation #62130 by CN
Quando arriveremo a Sydney?
When will we get to Sydney?
This sentence is useful for asking about the arrival time in Sydney.
Tatoeba #2020066 by Guybrush88, translation #66322 by CN
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Sources

Wiktionary, “sydney” translations and entries Sydney, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries Sydney, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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