🇮🇹 Italian

gabbie

feminine

le gabbie

cages

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gabbie
/le ˈɡabbje/
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How do you say gabbie in Italian?

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/le ˈɡabbje/

How do you pronounce gabbie in Italian?

gabbie is pronounced /le ˈɡabbje/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La gabbia dorata era così bella che tutti i visitatori volevano fotografarla.

The golden cage was so beautiful that all the visitors wanted to photograph it.

Quella gabbia vecchia e arrugginita non è più adatta per tenere gli uccelli.

That old and rusty cage is no longer suitable for keeping birds.

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Why is it feminine?

Gabbie (cage) is feminine because it derives from Latin "cavea," which was also feminine, and the -a ending in Italian typically marks feminine nouns inherited from Latin feminine forms ending in -a. The word's gender has been preserved through this regular pattern of Latin-to-Italian evolution.

What is the Italian word for cages?

The Italian word for cages is le gabbie — feminine.

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