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feminine
la neve
snow
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/la ˈneːve/
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How do you say neve in Italian?
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/la ˈneːve/
How do you pronounce neve in Italian?
neve is pronounced /la ˈneːve/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La neve fresca è caduta durante la notte.
The fresh snow fell during the night.
Quella neve bianca e soffice copriva completamente le montagne.
That white and fluffy snow completely covered the mountains.
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Why is it feminine?
Neve is feminine because it derives from Latin "nix, nivis" (feminine), which followed the third-declension pattern where many -is nominative words were feminine in Romance languages. This Latin gender was preserved through the evolution into Italian.
What is the Italian word for snow?
The Italian word for snow is la neve — feminine.
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