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How do you say "oak" in Italian?
la quercia
In Italian, "oak" is la quercia.
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Pronunciation
You'll hear quercia said as que-rcia, with the accent parked on que.
Grammar notes
la quercia is feminine. Its plural is Querce.
Example sentence
Una possente quercia si ergeva nel campo.
A mighty oak stood in the field.
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How to remember la quercia
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Related words
- root la radice
- branch la ramo
- trunk il tronco
- leaf la foglia
- seed il seme
- bud germoglio
- pine il pino
- palm la palma
- bamboo il bambù
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Questions about la quercia
How do you pronounce la quercia?
You'll hear quercia said as que-rcia, with the accent parked on que.
Is la quercia masculine or feminine?
la quercia is feminine. la quercia is feminine. Its plural is Querce.
How is la quercia used in Italian?
la quercia is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Una possente quercia si ergeva nel campo. (A mighty oak stood in the field.).
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