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la pera
pear
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How do you say pera in Italian?
How do you pronounce pera in Italian?
pera is pronounced /la ˈpeːra/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La pera matura che ho comprato al mercato è molto dolce.
The ripe pear that I bought at the market is very sweet.
Questa pera gialla è più grande di quella verde.
This yellow pear is bigger than that green one.
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Why is it feminine?
Pera (pear) is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "pira," the plural form of the neuter noun "pirum." In the transition from Latin to Italian, neuter nouns were typically reanalyzed and absorbed into either masculine or feminine gender. The neuter plural ending "-a" in Latin was reinterpreted as a feminine singular ending in Italian, which is why "pera" is feminine. This pattern is common across Romance languages, where many former neuter nouns adopted feminine gender.
What is the Italian word for pear?
The Italian word for pear is la pera — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | poire | la | feminine |
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