🇮🇹 Italian

nature

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

le nature

natures

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nature
/le naˈtuːre/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say nature in Italian?

IPA
/le naˈtuːre/

How do you pronounce nature in Italian?

nature is pronounced /le naˈtuːre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La natura è bellissima quando fioriscono i fiori in primavera.

Nature is very beautiful when the flowers bloom in spring.

La natura selvaggia e incontaminata deve essere protetta dalle leggi ambientali.

Wild and untouched nature must be protected by environmental laws.

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Why is it feminine?

Nature is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "natura," which inherited its gender from the Latin first declension (-a ending) where most feminine nouns were grouped. The semantic connection to the goddess Nature personified in Roman culture may have reinforced this grammatical gender assignment.

What is the Italian word for natures?

The Italian word for natures is le nature — feminine.

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