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la mela
apple
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How do you say mela in Italian?
How do you pronounce mela in Italian?
mela is pronounced /la ˈmeːla/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La mela rossa che ho comprato ieri è molto dolce.
The red apple that I bought yesterday is very sweet.
Quella mela verde non è ancora matura; preferisco le mele gialle.
That green apple is not yet ripe; I prefer the yellow ones.
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Why is it feminine?
Mela is feminine because it derives from Latin "mālum," which was neuter, but Italian inherited it through the accusative form "mālam" that developed feminine agreement patterns during the Romance language evolution. This shift reflects how many neuter nouns in Latin were reanalyzed as feminine in Italian based on their accusative case endings.
What is the Italian word for apple?
The Italian word for apple is la mela — feminine.
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