🇮🇹 Italian

plastiche

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feminine

le plastiche

plastics

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plastiche
/le ˈplastike/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say plastiche in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈplastike/

How do you pronounce plastiche in Italian?

plastiche is pronounced /le ˈplastike/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La plastica rossa è molto leggera e facile da trasportare.

The red plastic is very light and easy to transport.

Questa plastica trasparente è perfetta per creare una finestra nuova.

This transparent plastic is perfect for creating a new window.

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Why is it feminine?

Plastiche is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "plastica" (from Greek "plastikē"), which referred to the art of molding or shaping, and Italian retained the feminine gender from its Latin source along with the -a ending typical of first-declension feminine nouns.

What is the Italian word for plastics?

The Italian word for plastics is le plastiche — feminine.

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