🇮🇹 Italian

ombre

feminine

le ombre

shadows

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ombre
/le ˈombre/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ombre in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈombre/

How do you pronounce ombre in Italian?

ombre is pronounced /le ˈombre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ombra nera si allungava sul muro mentre il sole tramontava.

The black shadow was stretching on the wall as the sun set.

Quella ombra misteriosa mi seguiva dovunque andassi nella foresta scura.

That mysterious shadow was following me everywhere I went in the dark forest.

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Why is it feminine?

Ombre is feminine because it derives from Latin "umbra" (f.), which was feminine in the original language and retained that gender through the evolution into Italian. The Latin word's feminine ending "-a" naturally developed into Italian's feminine "-a" ending, preserving the original grammatical gender.

What is the Italian word for shadows?

The Italian word for shadows is le ombre — feminine.

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