salute
la salute
health
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How do you say salute in Italian?
How do you pronounce salute in Italian?
salute is pronounced /la saˈluːte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La salute è molto importante nella nostra vita quotidiana.
Health is very important in our daily life.
La salute pubblica italiana è considerata eccellente da molti paesi europei.
Italian public health is considered excellent by many European countries.
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Why is it feminine?
Salute is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "salūs" (health, safety), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Italian retained the feminine gender of its etymological ancestor. The word also personified health as a goddess in Roman culture, which reinforced its feminine grammatical status.
What is the Italian word for health?
The Italian word for health is la salute — feminine.
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