salite
le salite
ascents
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How do you say salite in Italian?
How do you pronounce salite in Italian?
salite is pronounced /le saˈliːte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La salita ripida era molto faticosa per i ciclisti stanchi.
The steep climb was very tiring for the exhausted cyclists.
Quella salita lunga ci ha richiesto tutta la mattinata per completarla.
That long climb required the entire morning for us to complete it.
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Why is it feminine?
Salite is feminine because it derives from the Latin past participle "salita" (feminine form of "salitus"), from the verb "salire" (to jump/climb), and in Italian, feminine past participles used as nouns naturally retain feminine gender. This follows the standard Romance language pattern where Latin feminine forms became feminine nouns in Italian.
What is the Italian word for ascents?
The Italian word for ascents is le salite — feminine.
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