🇮🇹 Italian

lame

feminine

le lame

blades

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lame
/le ˈlaːme/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lame in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈlaːme/

How do you pronounce lame in Italian?

lame is pronounced /le ˈlaːme/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La lama affilata del coltello ha tagliato la carta facilmente.

The sharp blade of the knife cut the paper easily.

La lama nuova che ho comprato è più resistente della vecchia.

The new blade that I bought is more resistant than the old one.

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Why is it feminine?

Lame is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "lama," which was already feminine in that language, likely related to the concept of a blade or flat surface that the Romans associated with feminine grammatical gender. The word's feminine gender persisted through the Romance language evolution from Vulgar Latin into Italian.

What is the Italian word for blades?

The Italian word for blades is le lame — feminine.

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