cascate
le cascate
waterfalls
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How do you say cascate in Italian?
How do you pronounce cascate in Italian?
cascate is pronounced /le kasˈkaːte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La cascata spettacolare che abbiamo visitato ieri era la più alta d'Italia.
The spectacular waterfall that we visited yesterday was the highest in Italy.
Quella cascata cristallina ci ha sorpreso per la sua bellezza inaspettata.
That crystalline waterfall surprised us with its unexpected beauty.
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Why is it feminine?
Cascate is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cadere" (to fall), and its participle form "cassum" developed into the feminine noun "cascata" through the productive Italian feminine suffix "-ata," which typically attaches to verb roots to create feminine nouns denoting actions or results (like "parlata" from "parlare").
What is the Italian word for waterfalls?
The Italian word for waterfalls is le cascate — feminine.
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