🇮🇹 Italian

ruota

feminine

la ruota

wheel

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ruota
/la ˈrwɔːta/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ruota in Italian?

IPA
/la ˈrwɔːta/

How do you pronounce ruota in Italian?

ruota is pronounced /la ˈrwɔːta/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ruota anteriore della mia bicicletta è bucata e devo ripararla subito.

The front wheel of my bicycle is punctured and I need to repair it immediately.

Quella ruota vecchia è ancora utile, anche se è consumata.

That old wheel is still useful, even though it is worn.

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Why is it feminine?

Ruota is feminine because it derives from Latin "rota," which was a feminine noun following the first declension (-a ending), a pattern that consistently produced feminine nouns in Romance languages. This Latin feminine gender has been preserved in Italian and other Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for wheel?

The Italian word for wheel is la ruota — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchrouelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishruedalafeminine

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