🇮🇹 Italian

linea

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feminine

la linea

line

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linea
/la ˈliːnea/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say linea in Italian?

IPA
/la ˈliːnea/

How do you pronounce linea in Italian?

linea is pronounced /la ˈliːnea/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La linea rossa è molto importante per questo progetto.

The red line is very important for this project.

La linea ferroviaria nuova collegherà due città distanti.

The new railway line will connect two distant cities.

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Why is it feminine?

Linea is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "linea" (a line, thread), which was feminine in Latin due to its ending in "-a," a standard feminine nominative singular ending in Latin's first declension. This gender was preserved when Latin evolved into Italian, where "-a" endings remain predominantly feminine.

What is the Italian word for line?

The Italian word for line is la linea — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portugueselinhaafeminine

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