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la seta
silk
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How do you say seta in Italian?
How do you pronounce seta in Italian?
seta is pronounced /la ˈseːta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La seta bianca è molto più delicata della seta nera.
White silk is much more delicate than black silk.
Quella seta italiana è famosa per la sua morbidezza straordinaria.
That Italian silk is famous for its extraordinary softness.
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Why is it feminine?
Seta (silk) is feminine because it derives from Latin "seta," which was originally feminine in gender, likely due to its association with thread-like structures (the Latin word could also mean "bristle" or "hair"). The feminine ending -a in Italian typically preserves feminine nouns from Latin, and "seta" maintained this gender through the Romance language evolution.
What is the Italian word for silk?
The Italian word for silk is la seta — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | soie | la | feminine |
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