🇮🇹 Italian

arte

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feminine

l' arte

art

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arte
/ˈlarte/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say arte in Italian?

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/ˈlarte/

How do you pronounce arte in Italian?

arte is pronounced /ˈlarte/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La arte moderna è affascinante e complessa.

Modern art is fascinating and complex. (The feminine adjectives 'moderna' and 'complessa' agree with the feminine noun 'arte')

Questa bella arte italiana ha influenzato artisti di tutto il mondo.

This beautiful Italian art has influenced artists throughout the world. (The feminine adjectives 'bella' and 'italiana' must agree with feminine 'arte'; using masculine forms would be incorrect)

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Why is it feminine?

Arte is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "ars" (feminine), which was the standard gender for this noun in the Romance language ancestor; the feminine ending "-a" that developed from Latin feminine nouns like "ars, artis" became the typical marker for feminine nouns in Italian.

What is the Italian word for art?

The Italian word for art is l' arte — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchart flips!l'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanisharteelfeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesearteafeminine

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