🇫🇷 French

ange

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

l' ange

angel

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ange
/lɑ̃ʒ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ange in French?

IPA
/lɑ̃ʒ/

How do you pronounce ange in French?

ange is pronounced /lɑ̃ʒ/ in French.

Example sentences

L'ange gardien était bienveillant et protecteur.

The guardian angel was benevolent and protective.

L'ange blond descendu du ciel était magnifique.

The blond angel descended from heaven was magnificent.

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Why is it masculine?

Ange is masculine because it derives from Latin "angelus," which was grammatically masculine; French retained this gender from its Latin ancestor. The word ultimately comes from Greek "angelos" (messenger), and Latin adopted it with masculine gender, a pattern French maintained through its regular sound changes and grammatical evolution.

What is the French word for angel?

The French word for angel is l' ange — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishángelelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianangelol'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseanjoomasculine

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