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les avions
airplanes
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How do you say avions in French?
How do you pronounce avions in French?
avions is pronounced /le avjɔ̃/ 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?
Avions 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 airplanes?
The French word for airplanes is les avions — masculine.
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