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Donne is feminine in Italian. The article is le, so the full form is le donne ("women").
FEMININEdonne is the plural of donna
le donne — women
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How do you say donne in Italian?
How do you pronounce donne in Italian?
donne is pronounced /le ˈdɔnne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La donna italiana è molto intelligente e simpatica.
The Italian woman is very intelligent and nice. (feminine adjectives: italiana, intelligente, simpatica)
Quella donna anziana ha raccontato una storia bellissima.
That elderly woman told a very beautiful story. (feminine demonstrative: quella; feminine adjectives: anziana, bellissima)
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Why is it feminine?
Donne is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin "domina" (feminine form of "dominus," meaning master or lord), which retained its feminine gender through the Romance language evolution. The -a ending in Italian typically marks feminine nouns, a pattern inherited directly from Latin's feminine -a and -ae declensions.
What is the Italian word for women?
The Italian word for women is le donne — feminine.
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