🇮🇹 Italian

mensole

feminine

le mensole

ledges

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mensole
/le ˈmɛnsole/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mensole in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈmɛnsole/

How do you pronounce mensole in Italian?

mensole is pronounced /le ˈmɛnsole/ 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?

Mensole 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 ledges?

The Italian word for ledges is le mensole — feminine.

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