Accordtartarughe
le tartarughe
turtles
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How do you say tartarughe in Italian?
How do you pronounce tartarughe in Italian?
tartarughe is pronounced /le tartaˈruːɡe/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La tartaruga verde è molto lenta e pesante.
The green turtle is very slow and heavy.
Una tartaruga anziana ha depositato le sue uova sulla spiaggia.
An elderly turtle laid her eggs on the beach.
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Why is it feminine?
Tartarughe is feminine because it derives from Latin "tartaruca," which was itself likely borrowed from a Semitic language and retained the feminine gender of its source; like many animal names in Italian, it follows the gender of its Latin predecessor rather than any phonetic rule.
What is the Italian word for turtles?
The Italian word for turtles is le tartarughe — feminine.
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