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le forchette
forks
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How do you say forchette in Italian?
How do you pronounce forchette in Italian?
forchette is pronounced /le forˈkette/ 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?
Forchette 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 forks?
The Italian word for forks is le forchette — feminine.
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