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l' ape
bee
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How do you say ape in Italian?
How do you pronounce ape in Italian?
ape is pronounced /ˈlaːpe/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La ape operaia è molto laboriosa e costruisce celle esagonali perfette.
The worker bee is very industrious and builds perfect hexagonal cells.
L'ape regina è più grande e fertile rispetto alle altre api della colonia.
The queen bee is larger and more fertile compared to the other bees in the colony.
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Why is it feminine?
Ape is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "apis," which was feminine in classical Latin, and Italian inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The feminine gender was preserved through the Romance language evolution, making "l'ape" (the bee) a standard feminine noun in modern Italian.
What is the Italian word for bee?
The Italian word for bee is l' ape — feminine.
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