🇫🇷 French

anges

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

les anges

angels

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anges
/lez ɑ̃ʒ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say anges in French?

IPA
/lez ɑ̃ʒ/

How do you pronounce anges in French?

anges is pronounced /lez ɑ̃ʒ/ 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?

Anges 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 angels?

The French word for angels is les anges — masculine.

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