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l' estate
summer
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How do you say estate in Italian?
How do you pronounce estate in Italian?
estate is pronounced /lesˈtaːte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La estate scorsa è stata molto calda e asciutta.
Last summer was very hot and dry. (The feminine adjectives 'calda' and 'asciutta' must agree with the feminine noun 'estate')
L'estate italiana è famosa per essere soleggiata e meravigliosa.
Italian summer is famous for being sunny and wonderful. (The feminine adjectives 'soleggiata' and 'meravigliosa' must agree with the feminine noun 'estate')
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Why is it feminine?
Estate (summer) is feminine because it derives from the Latin "aestas," which was also feminine, following the typical pattern of Latin first-declension nouns ending in "-a" that became feminine in Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for summer?
The Italian word for summer is l' estate — feminine.
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