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la barbe
beard
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How do you say barbe in French?
How do you pronounce barbe in French?
barbe is pronounced /la baʁb/ in French.
Example sentences
La barbe longue et noire du pirate était très impressionnante.
The long and black beard of the pirate was very impressive.
Sa nouvelle barbe rousse lui donnait une apparence complètement différente.
His new red beard gave him a completely different appearance.
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Why is it feminine?
Barbe is feminine because it derives from Latin "barba," which was feminine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender assignment when the word evolved into Old French and modern French. This Latin feminine gender likely stemmed from the word's ancient Indo-European roots and persisted through the Romance language evolution.
What is the French word for beard?
The French word for beard is la barbe — feminine.
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