🇮🇹 Italian

tane

feminine

le tane

dens

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tane
/le ˈtaːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tane in Italian?

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/le ˈtaːne/

How do you pronounce tane in Italian?

tane is pronounced /le ˈtaːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La tana profonda del lupo era ben nascosta nel bosco.

The deep den of the wolf was well hidden in the forest.

Abbiamo scoperto una tana grande e confortevole dove vivevano i tassi.

We discovered a large and comfortable burrow where the badgers lived.

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Why is it feminine?

Tane is feminine because it derives from Latin "tana" (a den or lair), which inherited the first declension feminine ending "-a" from Indo-European roots, a pattern that became the standard feminine singular form in Italian.

What is the Italian word for dens?

The Italian word for dens is le tane — feminine.

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