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la scatola
box
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How do you say scatola in Italian?
How do you pronounce scatola in Italian?
scatola is pronounced /la ˈskaːtola/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La scatola rossa è caduta dal tavolo e si è rotta.
The red box fell from the table and broke.
Quella scatola grande contiene i documenti importanti che abbiamo cercato.
That large box contains the important documents we were looking for.
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Why is it feminine?
Scatola is feminine because it derives from Latin "scatula," which is a diminutive form ending in "-ula." Latin nouns with the diminutive suffix "-ula" were feminine in gender, and this feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian "scatola." The "-a" ending in Italian also typically signals feminine nouns, reinforcing the feminine gender.
What is the Italian word for box?
The Italian word for box is la scatola — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | caixa | a | feminine |
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