🇮🇹 Italian

statue

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feminine

le statue

statues

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statue
/le ˈstaːtwe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say statue in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈstaːtwe/

How do you pronounce statue in Italian?

statue is pronounced /le ˈstaːtwe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La statua antica è stata restaurata con grande cura.

The ancient statue (fem.) was restored with great care.

Quella statua marmorea è la più bella del museo.

That marble statue (fem.) is the most beautiful one in the museum.

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Why is it feminine?

Statue is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin "statua," which was also feminine, following the Latin first declension pattern (-a ending) that typically assigned feminine gender to nouns. This gender assignment was maintained when the word passed into Italian and other Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for statues?

The Italian word for statues is le statue — feminine.

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