🇫🇷 French

balcons

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 balcons

balconies

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balcons
/le balkɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say balcons in French?

IPA
/le balkɔ̃/

How do you pronounce balcons in French?

balcons is pronounced /le balkɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le balcon spacieux de notre appartement offre une belle vue sur la mer.

The spacious balcony of our apartment offers a beautiful view of the sea.

Ce balcon étroit est devenu notre endroit préféré pour les soirées d'été.

This narrow balcony has become our favorite place for summer evenings.

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Why is it masculine?

Balcons is masculine in French because it derives from Italian "balcone," which comes from Germanic roots (possibly Old High German "balko" meaning "beam"), and the word retained masculine gender through Romance language transmission. The masculine ending "-on" in French also reinforced this gender classification, as many French masculine nouns end in this suffix.

What is the French word for balconies?

The French word for balconies is les balcons — masculine.

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