🇮🇹 Italian

mensola

feminine

la mensola

ledge

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mensola
/la ˈmɛnsola/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mensola in Italian?

IPA
/la ˈmɛnsola/

How do you pronounce mensola in Italian?

mensola is pronounced /la ˈmɛnsola/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La mensola nuova che ho comprato è molto bella e robusta.

The new shelf that I bought is very beautiful and sturdy.

Quella mensola antica è decorata con motivi floreali eleganti.

That ancient shelf is decorated with elegant floral motifs.

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Why is it feminine?

Mensola is feminine because it derives from Latin "mensula" (a small table or shelf), which was a feminine noun following the first declension pattern (-a ending); this Latin gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian, where -a endings typically indicate feminine nouns.

What is the Italian word for ledge?

The Italian word for ledge is la mensola — feminine.

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