🇮🇹 Italian

pietre

feminine

le pietre

stones

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pietre
/le ˈpjɛːtre/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pietre in Italian?

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/le ˈpjɛːtre/

How do you pronounce pietre in Italian?

pietre is pronounced /le ˈpjɛːtre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La pietra grigia è caduta dal tetto e ha rotto la finestra.

The gray stone fell from the roof and broke the window.

Quella pietra antica era bellissima e molto preziosa.

That ancient stone was very beautiful and quite precious.

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Why is it feminine?

Pietre is feminine because it derives from Latin "petra," which was feminine in gender; this Latin word itself likely came from Greek "petra" (πέτρα), which was also feminine, and this gender was preserved through the evolution into Italian.

What is the Italian word for stones?

The Italian word for stones is le pietre — feminine.

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