🇮🇹 italiano

zebra

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 zebra

zebra

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zebra
/la ˈdzɛːbra/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice zebra en italiano?

AFI
/la ˈdzɛːbra/

How do you pronounce zebra in italiano?

zebra is pronounced /la ˈdzɛːbra/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

La zebra africana è più grande della zebra asiatica.

The African zebra is larger than the Asian zebra.

Questa zebra selvaggia è molto veloce e intelligente.

This wild zebra is very fast and intelligent.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Zebra is feminine in Italian (la zebra) because it derives from the Portuguese "zebra," which was borrowed into Italian along with other exotic animal names, and it follows the feminine gender pattern of Italian nouns ending in "-a." The word's ultimate origin is uncertain but possibly traces to Bantu languages, and Italian simply assigned it feminine gender following the productive rule that "-a" nouns are typically feminine.

¿Cómo se dice zebra en italiano?

En italiano, zebra se dice la zebra — feminine.

Practica con Accord

Desliza cientos de palabras y domina el género gramatical en italiano.

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