🇮🇹 Italian

torre

feminine

la torre

tower

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torre
/la ˈtorre/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say torre in Italian?

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/la ˈtorre/

How do you pronounce torre in Italian?

torre is pronounced /la ˈtorre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La torre alta domina tutto il paesaggio con la sua forma elegante.

The tall tower dominates the entire landscape with its elegant shape.

Quella torre medievale è stata restaurata completamente; ora è bellissima.

That medieval tower has been completely restored; now it is very beautiful.

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Why is it feminine?

Torre is feminine because it derives from Latin "turris," which was feminine in Latin. The Latin feminine nominative form "turris" (ending in -is) regularly developed into the Italian feminine form "torre" (ending in -e) through sound changes in Romance language evolution, maintaining the original gender assignment from Latin.

What is the Italian word for tower?

The Italian word for tower is la torre — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchtourlafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesetorreafeminine

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