foreste
le foreste
forests
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How do you say foreste in Italian?
How do you pronounce foreste in Italian?
foreste is pronounced /le foˈrɛste/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La foresta amazzonica è molto grande e piena di animali rari.
The Amazonian forest is very large and full of rare animals.
Quella foresta antica era bellissima, ma è stata completamente distrutta.
That ancient forest was very beautiful, but it was completely destroyed.
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Why is it feminine?
Foreste is feminine because it derives from Latin "foresta," which was a feminine noun. The word ultimately traces back to Latin "foris" (outside/outdoors), and the feminine gender was preserved through Romance language evolution into Italian. The -a ending in Italian typically signals feminine gender, reinforcing this classification.
What is the Italian word for forests?
The Italian word for forests is le foreste — feminine.
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