🇮🇹 Italian

modelle

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feminine

le modelle

fashion models

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modelle
/le moˈdɛlle/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say modelle in Italian?

IPA
/le moˈdɛlle/

How do you pronounce modelle in Italian?

modelle is pronounced /le moˈdɛlle/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La modella italiana è molto famosa e ha vinto molti premi internazionali.

The Italian model is very famous and has won many international awards.

Quella modella bionda ha posato per la rivista di moda più prestigiosa del paese.

That blonde model posed for the country's most prestigious fashion magazine.

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Why is it feminine?

Modelle is feminine because it ends in the suffix "-ella", a feminine diminutive suffix in Italian. While it derives from "modello" (the Italian masculine form of "model"), the addition of the "-ella" suffix creates a feminine noun meaning "fashion model" or "little model." In Italian, nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine, and diminutive forms ending in "-ella" are conventionally feminine regardless of the base noun's gender.

What is the Italian word for fashion models?

The Italian word for fashion models is le modelle — feminine.

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