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feminine
la maglia
sweater
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/la ˈmaʎʎa/
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How do you say maglia in Italian?
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/la ˈmaʎʎa/
How do you pronounce maglia in Italian?
maglia is pronounced /la ˈmaʎʎa/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La maglia rossa è troppo piccola per me.
The red shirt is too small for me.
Ho comprato una maglia blu nuova al negozio.
I bought a new blue shirt at the store.
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Why is it feminine?
Maglia is feminine because it derives from Latin "macula" (meaning mesh or spot), which was a feminine noun. Italian preserved this feminine gender through regular phonetic evolution, where Latin -a endings typically remained feminine in Italian.
What is the Italian word for sweater?
The Italian word for sweater is la maglia — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | pull flips! | le | masculine |
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