🇮🇹 Italian

ghiaie

feminine

le ghiaie

gravels

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ghiaie
/le ˈɡjaːje/
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How do you say ghiaie in Italian?

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/le ˈɡjaːje/

How do you pronounce ghiaie in Italian?

ghiaie is pronounced /le ˈɡjaːje/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ghiaia bianca era molto liscia e perfetta per il giardino decorativo.

The white gravel was very smooth and perfect for the decorative garden.

Quella ghiaia grigia è stata portata ieri dai operai che stavano riparando la strada.

That gray gravel was brought yesterday by the workers who were repairing the road.

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Why is it feminine?

Ghiaie is feminine because it ends in -a, which is the typical feminine ending for Italian nouns. The word derives from Latin "gaia" (feminine singular), which maintained its feminine gender through Italian's phonetic evolution.

What is the Italian word for gravels?

The Italian word for gravels is le ghiaie — feminine.

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