Accordlumache
le lumache
snails
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How do you say lumache in Italian?
How do you pronounce lumache in Italian?
lumache is pronounced /le luˈmaːke/ 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?
Lumache (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 snails?
The Italian word for snails is le lumache — feminine.
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