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la sabbia
sand
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How do you say sabbia in Italian?
How do you pronounce sabbia in Italian?
sabbia is pronounced /la ˈsabbja/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La sabbia dorata della spiaggia era molto calda sotto i piedi.
The golden sand of the beach was very hot under our feet.
Quella sabbia bianca e fine è perfetta per costruire castelli.
That white and fine sand is perfect for building sandcastles.
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Why is it feminine?
Sabbia is feminine because it derives from Latin "sabulum," which belonged to the second declension neuter class, but when Romance languages evolved, many Latin neuter nouns shifted to the feminine gender, particularly those ending in "-a" in Italian. This represents a broader pattern where Latin neuters were reanalyzed as feminines during the transition to Italian.
What is the Italian word for sand?
The Italian word for sand is la sabbia — feminine.
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