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la forchetta
fork
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How do you say forchetta in Italian?
How do you pronounce forchetta in Italian?
forchetta is pronounced /la forˈketta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La forchetta nuova che ho comprato è molto elegante e pesante.
The new fork that I bought is very elegant and heavy.
Quella forchetta argentata è caduta dal tavolo ed è rimasta intatta.
That silver fork fell from the table and remained intact.
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Why is it feminine?
Forchetta is feminine because it derives from the Latin "furca" (a two-pronged fork or pitchfork), which was a feminine noun, and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through the regular feminine suffix "-etta" (a diminutive ending). The word essentially means "little fork," maintaining the feminine classification of its Latin ancestor.
What is the Italian word for fork?
The Italian word for fork is la forchetta — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | fourchette | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | tenedor flips! | el | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | garfo flips! | o | masculine |
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