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l' ancre
anchor
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How do you say ancre in French?
How do you pronounce ancre in French?
ancre is pronounced /lɑ̃kʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
L'ancre rouillée du vieux navire a finalement cédé pendant la tempête.
The rusty anchor of the old ship finally gave way during the storm.
Cette ancre métallique est trop lourde pour être soulevée par un seul homme.
This metal anchor is too heavy to be lifted by a single man.
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Why is it feminine?
Ancre is feminine because it derives from Latin "ancora," which was feminine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes and noun evolution. The Latin word itself likely came from Greek "ankura," and gender assignment in Latin was often arbitrary rather than rule-based, making this ultimately an inherited exception rather than following a predictable pattern.
What is the French word for anchor?
The French word for anchor is l' ancre — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | ancla | la | feminine |
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