🇮🇹 Italian

ala

feminine

l' ala

wing

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ala
/ˈlaːla/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ala in Italian?

IPA
/ˈlaːla/

How do you pronounce ala in Italian?

ala is pronounced /ˈlaːla/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ala sinistra dell'aereo era danneggiata e il pilota dovette fare un atterraggio d'emergenza.

The left wing of the airplane was damaged and the pilot had to make an emergency landing.

L'ala destra della farfalla era più colorata rispetto all'altra, rendendola davvero affascinante.

The right wing of the butterfly was more colorful compared to the other one, making it truly fascinating.

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Why is it feminine?

Ala is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "ala" (wing), which was feminine in Latin due to its first-declension ending (-a), a gender category that remained predominantly feminine as the language evolved into Italian.

What is the Italian word for wing?

The Italian word for wing is l' ala — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchailel'feminine
🇪🇸 Spanishalalafeminine

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