🇮🇹 Italian

aree

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feminine

le aree

areas

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aree
/le ˈaːree/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say aree in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈaːree/

How do you pronounce aree in Italian?

aree is pronounced /le ˈaːree/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La area verde della città è molto grande e bella.

The green area of the city is very large and beautiful.

Quella area residenziale è diventata sempre più popolosa.

That residential area has become increasingly populated.

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Why is it feminine?

Aree is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "area" (a threshing floor or open space), which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender through Romance language evolution. The Latin feminine ending -a naturally became the standard feminine marker in Italian, so words inherited from Latin feminine nouns like "area" maintained their gender.

What is the Italian word for areas?

The Italian word for areas is le aree — feminine.

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