Accordargille
le argille
clays
Try it
How do you say argille in Italian?
How do you pronounce argille in Italian?
argille is pronounced /le arˈdʒille/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La argilla rossa è molto plastica e facile da modellare con le mani.
The red clay is very plastic and easy to shape with your hands.
L'argilla umida che abbiamo trovato vicino al fiume era perfetta per la scultura.
The damp clay that we found near the river was perfect for sculpting.
Swipe argille in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.
Why is it feminine?
Argille is feminine because it derives from Latin "argilla," which was itself feminine—likely influenced by the Greek "argillos" but adopting the feminine "-a" ending that became standard for first-declension feminine nouns in Latin. The feminine form persisted naturally into Italian, where "-a" endings typically mark feminine nouns.
What is the Italian word for clays?
The Italian word for clays is le argille — feminine.
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.