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la grandine
hail
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How do you say grandine in Italian?
How do you pronounce grandine in Italian?
grandine is pronounced /la ˈɡrandine/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La grandine violenta ha distrutto completamente il raccolto.
The violent hail completely destroyed the harvest.
Una grandine improvvisa e ghiacciata ha colpito la regione durante la notte.
A sudden and icy hail struck the region during the night.
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Why is it feminine?
Grandine (hail) is feminine because it derives from Latin "grandinem," the accusative form of the feminine noun "grando." In Latin, "grando" belonged to the third declension and was feminine. Italian retained this feminine gender, with the word evolving from Latin "grandinem" to "grandine." The -e ending in Italian is typical of feminine nouns, particularly those derived from third-declension Latin nouns.
What is the Italian word for hail?
The Italian word for hail is la grandine — feminine.
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