🇮🇹 Italian

linee

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feminine

le linee

lines

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linee
/le ˈliːnee/
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How do you say linee in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈliːnee/

How do you pronounce linee in Italian?

linee is pronounced /le ˈliːnee/ 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?

Linee 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 lines?

The Italian word for lines is le linee — feminine.

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