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feminine
la via
street
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via
/la ˈviːa/
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How do you say via in Italian?
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/la ˈviːa/
How do you pronounce via in Italian?
via is pronounced /la ˈviːa/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La via principale è molto stretta e affollata.
The main street is very narrow and crowded.
Quella via storica è stata completamente restaurata.
That historic street has been completely restored.
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Why is it feminine?
Via is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin noun "via" (feminine), which originally meant "way" or "road" and belonged to the first declension of Latin nouns that were grammatically feminine. This grammatical gender was preserved when Latin evolved into Italian and other Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for street?
The Italian word for street is la via — feminine.
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