🇮🇹 Italian

foglie

feminine

le foglie

leaves

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foglie
/le ˈfɔʎʎe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say foglie in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈfɔʎʎe/

How do you pronounce foglie in Italian?

foglie is pronounced /le ˈfɔʎʎe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La foglia verde è caduta dall'albero questa mattina.

The green leaf fell from the tree this morning.

Quella foglia piccola e delicata è la più bella del nostro giardino.

That small and delicate leaf is the most beautiful one in our garden.

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Why is it feminine?

Foglie is feminine because it derives from Latin "folium" (leaf), which became "foglia" in Italian. In Latin, "folium" was neuter, but Italian reassigned it to the feminine gender, likely influenced by the feminine ending "-a" that became standard for many Italian nouns during the evolution from Latin.

What is the Italian word for leaves?

The Italian word for leaves is le foglie — feminine.

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