🇮🇹 italien

salvia

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feminine

la salvia

sage

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salvia
/la ˈsalvja/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on salvia en italien ?

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/la ˈsalvja/

How do you pronounce salvia in italien?

salvia is pronounced /la ˈsalvja/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

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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Pourquoi est-ce 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.

Comment dit-on sage en italien ?

En italien, sage se dit la salvia — feminine.

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