Accordcimetière
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masculine
le cimetière
cemetery
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cimetière
/lə simtjɛʁ/
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Comment dit-on cimetière en français ?
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/lə simtjɛʁ/
How do you pronounce cimetière in français?
cimetière is pronounced /lə simtjɛʁ/ in français.
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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?
Cimetière is masculine because it derives from Latin "caemetērium," which came from Greek "koimētērion" (sleeping place). Latin neuter nouns ending in "-ium" typically became masculine in Old French through a regular sound change process. The French ending "-ière" in this word is not the productive feminine suffix "-ière" (as in "boulangère"), but rather the result of the Latin accusative form "caemetērium" evolving phonetically.
Comment dit-on cemetery en français ?
En français, cemetery se dit le cimetière — masculine.
Genre selon les langues
| Langue | Mot | Article | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | cimitero | il | masculine |
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