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la nave
ship
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How do you say nave in Italian?
How do you pronounce nave in Italian?
nave is pronounced /la ˈnaːve/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La nave italiana è partita dal porto questa mattina con tutti i suoi passeggeri a bordo.
The Italian ship (feminine) left the port this morning with all its passengers on board.
Quella nave antica era molto grande e affascinante quando l'abbiamo vista nel museo marittimo.
That ancient ship (feminine) was very large and fascinating when we saw it in the maritime museum.
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Why is it feminine?
Nave is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "navis" (feminine), which belongs to the third declension i-stem nouns that were predominantly feminine in gender. The feminine gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Italian, making "la nave" the standard form.
What is the Italian word for ship?
The Italian word for ship is la nave — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | navio flips! | o | masculine |
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