Accordailes
feminine
les ailes
wings
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/le ɛl/
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How do you say ailes in French?
IPA
/le ɛl/
How do you pronounce ailes in French?
ailes is pronounced /le ɛl/ in French.
Example sentences
L'aile gauche de l'avion est endommagée.
The left wing of the airplane is damaged.
Cette aile blanche appartient à un oiseau rare.
This white wing belongs to a rare bird.
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Why is it feminine?
Ailes (wing) is feminine because it derives from Latin "ala," which was feminine in gender, and French retained that grammatical gender through regular sound changes in the Romance language evolution. The Latin feminine ending -a typically became -e in Old French, preserving the original gender classification.
What is the French word for wings?
The French word for wings is les ailes — feminine.
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