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la balena
whale
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How do you say balena in Italian?
How do you pronounce balena in Italian?
balena is pronounced /la baˈleːna/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La balena grigia è migrata verso nord per partorire i suoi piccoli.
The gray whale migrated north to give birth to her calves.
Una balena azzurra adulta è più grande di qualsiasi animale terrestre esistente.
An adult blue whale is larger than any existing land animal.
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Why is it feminine?
Balena is feminine because it derives from Latin "ballaena," which was already feminine in Latin, following the first declension pattern (-a ending) typical of feminine nouns in Romance languages. The word itself comes from Greek "phalaina" (φάλαινα), which was also grammatically feminine.
What is the Italian word for whale?
The Italian word for whale is la balena — feminine.
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