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feminine
le maniche
sleeves
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maniche
/le ˈmaːnike/
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How do you say maniche in Italian?
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/le ˈmaːnike/
How do you pronounce maniche in Italian?
maniche is pronounced /le ˈmaːnike/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La manica blu della mia camicia è strappata.
The blue sleeve of my shirt is torn.
Quella manica lunga mi protegge dal sole.
That long sleeve protects me from the sun.
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Why is it feminine?
Maniche is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "manica" (meaning sleeve or armband), which belonged to the first declension (-a ending) where most nouns were grammatically feminine. This gender was preserved when the word passed into Italian.
What is the Italian word for sleeves?
The Italian word for sleeves is le maniche — feminine.
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