🇫🇷 French

bétons

masculine

les bétons

concretes

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bétons
/le betɔ̃/
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How do you say bétons in French?

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/le betɔ̃/

How do you pronounce bétons in French?

bétons is pronounced /le betɔ̃/ in French.

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Why is it masculine?

Bétons is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "bitumen" (a binding substance), the connection to modern French "béton" is indirect. The word comes from Old French "beton," which may have been influenced by "bitumen," but the masculine gender is primarily retained because French nouns ending in -on are typically masculine by gender pattern (e.g., "crayon," "balcon," "wagon"). The -on ending is a productive masculine suffix in French.

What is the French word for concretes?

The French word for concretes is les bétons — masculine.

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