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litre

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

le litre

liter

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litre
/lə litʁ/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on litre en français ?

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/lə litʁ/

How do you pronounce litre in français?

litre is pronounced /lə litʁ/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

Le litre est l'unité de volume le plus commun en France.

The litre is the most common unit of volume in France.

J'ai acheté un litre entier de lait frais ce matin.

I bought a whole litre of fresh milk this morning.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Litre is masculine in French. While it does derive from Greek origins (via Latin), the explanation conflates the etymology. The word comes from the Greek "litra" (a unit of weight/capacity). In French, "litre" is masculine, which is typical for scientific and measurement terms borrowed from Greek and Latin, particularly those that entered French during the scientific revolution and metric system standardization. The masculine gender is not explained by the Latin "-a" ending rule, as "litre" ends in "-e" in French.

Comment dit-on liter en français ?

En français, liter se dit le litre — masculine.

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