🇮🇹 Italian

calze

feminine

le calze

socks

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calze
/le ˈkaltse/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say calze in Italian?

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/le ˈkaltse/

How do you pronounce calze in Italian?

calze is pronounced /le ˈkaltse/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La calza rossa che ho comprato ieri è molto bella.

The red sock/stocking that I bought yesterday is very beautiful.

Ho trovato una calza sporca sotto il letto della mia camera.

I found a dirty sock/stocking under my bedroom bed.

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Why is it feminine?

Calze is feminine because it derives from Latin "calcea," a noun (not an adjective) meaning "stocking" or "hose," which retained the feminine gender of its Latin etymon. In Latin, "calcea" was a feminine noun formed from the root "calceus" (shoe). Italian preserved this feminine gender through the natural feminine -a ending.

What is the Italian word for socks?

The Italian word for socks is le calze — feminine.

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