🇮🇹 Italian

gambe

feminine

le gambe

legs

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gambe
/le ˈɡambe/
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How do you say gambe in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈɡambe/

How do you pronounce gambe in Italian?

gambe is pronounced /le ˈɡambe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La gamba sinistra è più lunga della destra.

The left leg is longer than the right one.

La gamba ferita della ballerina le impediva di ballare.

The injured leg of the dancer prevented her from dancing.

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Why is it feminine?

Gambe is feminine in Italian. The word follows the typical -a ending pattern for feminine nouns in Romance languages. It derives from Late Latin "gamba" (a leg, especially a leg of an animal or piece of furniture), which was feminine in Latin. The Latin term may have Frankish or Germanic origins, not Greek as previously suggested. The feminine gender was inherited from the Latin source language.

What is the Italian word for legs?

The Italian word for legs is le gambe — feminine.

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