🇫🇷 français

bicyclettes

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

les bicyclettes

bicycles

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bicyclettes
/le bisiklɛt/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on bicyclettes en français ?

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/le bisiklɛt/

How do you pronounce bicyclettes in français?

bicyclettes is pronounced /le bisiklɛt/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

La bicyclette rouge de ma sœur est très rapide et légère.

My sister's red bicycle is very fast and light.

Cette nouvelle bicyclette est parfaite pour ma fille sportive.

This new bicycle is perfect for my athletic daughter.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Bicyclettes is feminine because it derives from the French word "bicycl-" (from Latin "bi-" meaning two, and Greek "kyklos" meaning wheel) combined with the feminine suffix "-ette," which is a diminutive marker that inherently carries feminine gender in French. The "-ette" suffix, originally used to denote smaller or more delicate versions of objects, became so associated with feminine nouns that it imparted this gender to "bicyclette" despite the neutral Latin roots.

Comment dit-on bicycles en français ?

En français, bicycles se dit les bicyclettes — feminine.

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