🇮🇹 Italian

lane

feminine

le lane

wools

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lane
/le ˈlaːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lane in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈlaːne/

How do you pronounce lane in Italian?

lane is pronounced /le ˈlaːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La lana rossa è molto calda e morbida.

The red wool is very warm and soft.

Ho comprato una lana italiana per fare una nuova sciarpa.

I bought an Italian wool to make a new scarf.

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Why is it feminine?

Lane (wool) is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "lāna," which was already feminine in Latin, following the first declension pattern (-a ending) that typically marked feminine nouns in the language. This gender assignment simply persisted through the evolution from Latin to Italian.

What is the Italian word for wools?

The Italian word for wools is le lane — feminine.

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