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le balene
whales
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How do you say balene in Italian?
How do you pronounce balene in Italian?
balene is pronounced /le baˈleːne/ 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?
Balene 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 whales?
The Italian word for whales is le balene — feminine.
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