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la lumaca
snail
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How do you say lumaca in Italian?
How do you pronounce lumaca in Italian?
lumaca is pronounced /la luˈmaːka/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La lumaca lenta ha attraversato il giardino per ore.
The slow snail crossed the garden for hours.
Quella lumaca piccola e marrone ha lasciato una scia argentata sulla foglia verde.
That small brown snail left a silvery trail on the green leaf.
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Why is it feminine?
Lumaca (snail) is feminine because it descends from Latin "limāca," which was feminine. The word likely derives from "limum" (slime/mud) with a feminine suffix. The feminine gender persists in Italian, as words ending in "-a" are typically feminine in Italian and other Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for snail?
The Italian word for snail is la lumaca — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | escargot flips! | l' | masculine |
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