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feminine
la luce
light
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/la ˈluːtʃe/
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How do you say luce in Italian?
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/la ˈluːtʃe/
How do you pronounce luce in Italian?
luce is pronounced /la ˈluːtʃe/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La luce bianca della luna illumina la strada buia.
The white light of the moon illuminates the dark street.
Quella luce calda mi ricorda una sera bellissima d'estate.
That warm light reminds me of a beautiful summer evening.
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Why is it feminine?
Luce is feminine because it derives from Latin "lux, lucis," which was a third-declension feminine noun, and Italian retained this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor. The feminine ending "-e" in Italian often preserves nouns from Latin feminine third-declension forms.
What is the Italian word for light?
The Italian word for light is la luce — feminine.
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