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la spada
sword
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How do you say spada in Italian?
How do you pronounce spada in Italian?
spada is pronounced /la ˈspaːda/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La spada affilata del cavaliere era molto pericolosa.
The knight's sharp sword was very dangerous.
Quella spada antica e preziosa è esposta nel museo.
That ancient and precious sword is displayed in the museum.
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Why is it feminine?
Spada is feminine because it descends from Latin "spatha," which was originally a feminine noun referring to a broad, flat tool or weapon, and Italian preserved this gender assignment through regular sound changes (the Latin -a ending typically became feminine -a in Italian). The word's gender remained stable even as the semantic focus shifted more narrowly to swords.
What is the Italian word for sword?
The Italian word for sword is la spada — feminine.
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