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le colline
hills
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How do you say colline in Italian?
How do you pronounce colline in Italian?
colline is pronounced /le kolˈliːne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La collina verde era coperta di fiori selvatici.
The green hill was covered with wildflowers.
Quella collina alta dominava tutto il paesaggio circostante.
That tall hill dominated the entire surrounding landscape.
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Why is it feminine?
Colline is feminine because it ends in "-a", which is the standard feminine singular ending in Italian. While it does derive from Latin "collis" (hill, third declension masculine), the word underwent a gender change during the Romance language evolution. The "-ina" suffix is not a diminutive here but rather part of the base form; the feminine ending "-a" replaced the Latin masculine form, making "collina" feminine in modern Italian.
What is the Italian word for hills?
The Italian word for hills is le colline — feminine.
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