Accordpelle
la pelle
skin
Try it
How do you say pelle in Italian?
How do you pronounce pelle in Italian?
pelle is pronounced /la ˈpɛlle/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La pelle sensibile di mia madre ha bisogno di prodotti delicati.
My mother's sensitive skin needs delicate products.
La pelle nuova che sta crescendo sotto quella vecchia è più liscia.
The new skin that is growing under the old one is smoother.
Swipe pelle in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.
Why is it feminine?
Pelle is feminine because it derives from Latin "pellis," which was feminine in the third declension (not first declension). Italian retained this gender assignment through regular sound changes. The Latin third declension feminine noun "pellis" (-is ending) regularly became Italian feminine nouns ending in -e.
What is the Italian word for skin?
The Italian word for skin is la pelle — feminine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.