🇮🇹 Italian

lane

Lane is feminine in Italian. The article is le, so the full form is le lane ("wools").

FEMININE

lane is the plural of lana

le lane — wools

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lane
/le ˈlaːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lane in Italian?

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/le ˈlaːne/

How do you pronounce lane in Italian?

lane is pronounced /le ˈlaːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La lana rossa è molto calda e morbida.

The red wool is very warm and soft.

Ho comprato una lana italiana per fare una nuova sciarpa.

I bought an Italian wool to make a new scarf.

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Why is it feminine?

Lane (wool) is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "lāna," which was already feminine in Latin, following the first declension pattern (-a ending) that typically marked feminine nouns in the language. This gender assignment simply persisted through the evolution from Latin to Italian.

What is the Italian word for wools?

The Italian word for wools is le lane — feminine.

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