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l' uva
grape
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How do you say uva in Italian?
How do you pronounce uva in Italian?
uva is pronounced /ˈluːva/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La uva bianca è dolcissima e perfetta per fare il vino.
The white grape is very sweet and perfect for making wine.
Quella uva nera che ho comprato al mercato era veramente succosa.
That black grape that I bought at the market was really juicy.
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Why is it feminine?
Uva is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "uva" (feminine), which belongs to the first declension (-a ending) nouns that were typically feminine in Latin—a gender pattern that carried forward into Romance languages. The Latin etymon itself likely has Indo-European roots, though the original gender assignment appears arbitrary rather than rule-based.
What is the Italian word for grape?
The Italian word for grape is l' uva — feminine.
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