🇫🇷 French

âme

feminine

la âme

soul

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âme
/lam/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say âme in French?

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/lam/

How do you pronounce âme in French?

âme is pronounced /lam/ in French.

Example sentences

La âme sensible de Marie lui permet de comprendre les souffrances des autres.

Marie's sensitive soul allows her to understand the suffering of others.

Cette vieille âme tourmentée cherchait la paix depuis des années.

This old tormented soul had been seeking peace for years.

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Why is it feminine?

Âme (soul) is feminine because it derives from Latin "anima," which was grammatically feminine in Latin and retained that gender through Old French into Modern French. The Latin feminine ending "-a" typically produces feminine nouns in French, making this a regular development rather than an exception.

What is the French word for soul?

The French word for soul is la âme — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishalmalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiananimal'feminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesealmaafeminine

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