🇮🇹 italiano

salvia

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la salvia

sage

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salvia
/la ˈsalvja/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice salvia en italiano?

AFI
/la ˈsalvja/

How do you pronounce salvia in italiano?

salvia is pronounced /la ˈsalvja/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

La salvia fresca che ho comprato al mercato è molto profumata.

The fresh sage that I bought at the market is very fragrant.

Questa salvia selvatica è più aromatica di quella coltivata.

This wild sage is more aromatic than the cultivated one.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Salvia is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin *salvia*, which was feminine due to its origin as a nominalized adjective from *salvus* (safe/healthy)—the plant was named for its purported healing properties, and the feminine form *salva* became the noun for the herb itself. This follows the common pattern where Latin feminine adjectives used as plant names retained their feminine gender in Romance languages.

¿Cómo se dice sage en italiano?

En italiano, sage se dice la salvia — feminine.

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