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la salvia
sage
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How do you say salvia in Italian?
How do you pronounce salvia in Italian?
salvia is pronounced /la ˈsalvja/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La salvia fresca che ho comprato al mercato è molto profumata.
The fresh sage that I bought at the market is very fragrant.
Questa salvia selvatica è più aromatica di quella coltivata.
This wild sage is more aromatic than the cultivated one.
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Why is it feminine?
Salvia is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin *salvia*, which was feminine due to its origin as a nominalized adjective from *salvus* (safe/healthy)—the plant was named for its purported healing properties, and the feminine form *salva* became the noun for the herb itself. This follows the common pattern where Latin feminine adjectives used as plant names retained their feminine gender in Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for sage?
The Italian word for sage is la salvia — feminine.
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