🇮🇹 Italian

sculture

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feminine

le sculture

sculptures

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sculture
/le skulˈtuːre/
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How do you say sculture in Italian?

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/le skulˈtuːre/

How do you pronounce sculture in Italian?

sculture is pronounced /le skulˈtuːre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La scultura antica è molto delicata e richiede una conservazione speciale.

The ancient sculpture is very delicate and requires special conservation.

Quella scultura moderna è straordinaria; l'ho ammirata per un'ora intera.

That modern sculpture is extraordinary; I admired it for a whole hour.

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Why is it feminine?

Sculture is feminine because it derives from the Latin "sculptura," which was feminine in gender, following the Latin first declension pattern (-ura endings were typically feminine). This grammatical gender was preserved when the word passed into Italian and other Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for sculptures?

The Italian word for sculptures is le sculture — feminine.

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