Meaning
wing
In a sentence
L'uccello ha un'ala ferita.
The bird has an injured wing.
Hai visto l'ala destra dell'aereo?
Did you see the plane's right wing?
Non toccare l'ala della farfalla.
Don't touch the butterfly's wing.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ala | feminine · singular |
| ali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use ala for a bird, plane, or building wing. For a political faction, Italian also uses ala figuratively: ala moderata, ala sinistra.
- Do not confuse ala with arto or braccio: animals and humans have limbs, but birds and insects have ali.
- The plural is ali, not ale in standard usage. Article forms: l'ala, le ali.
- plural ali