🇫🇷 francés

falaises

feminine

les falaises

cliffs

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falaises
/le falɛz/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice falaises en francés?

AFI
/le falɛz/

How do you pronounce falaises in francés?

falaises is pronounced /le falɛz/ in francés.

Frases de ejemplo

La falaise blanche s'effondre lentement dans la mer.

The white cliff is collapsing slowly into the sea.

Cette falaise dangereuse attire les touristes courageux.

This dangerous cliff attracts brave tourists.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Falaises (cliff) is feminine. While the word does derive from Latin "falesia," the explanation of why it is feminine is incomplete. In French, the feminine gender is maintained through regular sound changes from Latin feminine nouns ending in -a, which typically become -e in French. The Latin "falesia" was feminine, and French phonetic evolution transformed it to "falaise," preserving the feminine gender according to standard Romance language gender patterns. The Gaulish/Celtic substrate origin is speculative and unnecessary for explaining the gender.

¿Cómo se dice cliffs en francés?

En francés, cliffs se dice les falaises — feminine.

Practica con Accord

Desliza cientos de palabras y domina el género gramatical en francés.

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