🇫🇷 français

archipel

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

l' archipel

archipelago

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archipel
/laʁʃipɛl/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on archipel en français ?

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/laʁʃipɛl/

How do you pronounce archipel in français?

archipel is pronounced /laʁʃipɛl/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

Le archipel grec est composé de milliers d'îles magnifiques.

The Greek archipelago is composed of thousands of magnificent islands.

Cet archipel tropical, situé près de l'équateur, possède un climat chaud et humide.

This tropical archipelago, located near the equator, has a hot and humid climate.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Archipel is masculine in French. It derives from Italian "arcipelago," which comes from Greek "arkhi-" (chief) + "pélagos" (sea). The word was borrowed into French from Italian, and French retained the masculine gender from the Italian form. However, this is not truly an exception—French commonly preserves the gender of borrowed words from Romance languages, particularly Italian.

Comment dit-on archipelago en français ?

En français, archipelago se dit l' archipel — masculine.

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