Accordarrêt
masculine
l' arrêt
stop
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arrêt
/laʁɛ/
← masculine
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How do you say arrêt in French?
IPA
/laʁɛ/
How do you pronounce arrêt in French?
arrêt is pronounced /laʁɛ/ in French.
Example sentences
L'arrêt judiciaire était définitif et irrévocable.
The judicial ruling was final and irrevocable.
L'arrêt du bus était prévu à 14h30 précis.
The bus stop was scheduled for 2:30 PM sharp.
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Why is it masculine?
Arrêt is masculine because it derives from the Latin "arrestum" (past participle of "arrestare," meaning to stop or detain), which carried masculine gender that transferred into Old French and Modern French. Like most French nouns ending in a consonant sound, it retained masculine gender through the language's evolution.
What is the French word for stop?
The French word for stop is l' arrêt — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | parada flips! | la | feminine |
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