🇫🇷 French

arme

feminine

l' arme

weapon

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arme
/laʁm/
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How do you say arme in French?

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/laʁm/

How do you pronounce arme in French?

arme is pronounced /laʁm/ in French.

Example sentences

L'arme blanche était autrefois l'épée, mais maintenant c'est le couteau qui est considéré comme l'arme blanche la plus dangereuse.

The bladed weapon was once the sword, but now the knife is considered the most dangerous bladed weapon.

L'arme secrète de cette nouvelle campagne électorale était une stratégie numérique innovante et très efficace.

The secret weapon of this new electoral campaign was an innovative and very effective digital strategy.

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Why is it feminine?

Arme is feminine because it derives from Latin "arma" (plural), which was treated as a feminine singular noun in Old French; Latin neuter and plural nouns often became feminine in Romance languages when reanalyzed as singular forms ending in -a.

What is the French word for weapon?

The French word for weapon is l' arme — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanisharmalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianarmal'feminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesearmaafeminine

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