🇮🇹 Italian

polveri

feminine

le polveri

dusts

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polveri
/le ˈpolveri/
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How do you say polveri in Italian?

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/le ˈpolveri/

How do you pronounce polveri in Italian?

polveri is pronounced /le ˈpolveri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La polvere bianca che copriva il tavolo era così spessa che dovevo pulirla ogni giorno.

The white dust that covered the table was so thick that I had to clean it every day.

Quella polvere fine e dorata entrava da tutte le finestre aperte durante la tempesta di sabbia.

That fine and golden dust entered from all the open windows during the sandstorm.

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Why is it feminine?

Polveri (dust) is feminine because it derives from Latin "pulvis," which was a feminine noun in the second declension, and Italian inherited this gender classification. The -e ending in Italian often signals feminine nouns, reinforcing this inherited gender from its Latin ancestor.

What is the Italian word for dusts?

The Italian word for dusts is le polveri — feminine.

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