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la tela
canvas
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How do you say tela in Italian?
How do you pronounce tela in Italian?
tela is pronounced /la ˈteːla/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La tela bianca è stata strappata durante il trasporto.
The white canvas was torn during transport.
Questa tela antica è molto preziosa e fragile.
This ancient canvas is very precious and fragile.
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Why is it feminine?
Tela is feminine because it descends from the Latin feminine noun "tēla" (meaning cloth or web), which belonged to the first declension and naturally carried feminine gender into Romance languages. The -a ending in Italian typically signals feminine nouns, a pattern inherited from Latin first-declension feminines.
What is the Italian word for canvas?
The Italian word for canvas is la tela — feminine.
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