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la scuola
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How do you say scuola in Italian?
How do you pronounce scuola in Italian?
scuola is pronounced /la ˈskwɔːla/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La scuola italiana è molto antica e tradizionale.
The Italian school is very ancient and traditional.
La nostra scuola pubblica offre un'educazione eccellente.
Our public school offers excellent education.
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Why is it feminine?
Scuola is feminine because it derives from Latin "schola," which was also feminine—likely because the word originally referred to a place of leisure or discussion before acquiring its educational meaning, and many Latin nouns ending in "-a" were feminine by gender convention. This feminine gender was simply preserved as the word evolved into Italian.
What is the Italian word for school?
The Italian word for school is la scuola — feminine.
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