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l' avion
airplane
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How do you say avion in French?
How do you pronounce avion in French?
avion is pronounced /lavjɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le avion bleu est arrivé à l'aéroport ce matin.
The blue airplane arrived at the airport this morning.
Cet avion commercial est très moderne et rapide.
This commercial airplane is very modern and fast.
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Why is it masculine?
Avion is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "avis" (bird), which is feminine, but the French diminutive suffix "-on" (from Latin "-one") naturally produces masculine nouns, similar to how "limaçon" (snail) is masculine despite coming from "lime" (feminine). This grammatical gender shift occurred during the evolution from Latin to Old French, where the diminutive form took on masculine gender as a general pattern.
What is the French word for airplane?
The French word for airplane is l' avion — masculine.
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