le Dolomiti
The Dolomites in Italian is le Dolomiti.
le Dolomiti refers to the mountain range located in northeastern Italy.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the feminine plural definite article le because Dolomiti is a feminine plural noun.
Did you know?
- The mountains are named after the French mineralogist Déodat Dolomieu, who identified the unique carbonate rock that makes the range turn pink and orange at sunset.
- While the name is Italian, many people in the le Dolomiti region speak Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance language that is distinct from standard Italian.
- In many parts of the region where these mountains are located, such as South Tyrol, you might hear the name spoken in German as Die Dolomiten, reflecting the multilingual history of the area.
Examples in context
- Le Dolomiti sono bellissime in autunno.The Dolomites are beautiful in autumn.
- Hai mai visitato le Dolomiti?Have you ever visited the Dolomites?
