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la bibliothèque
library
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How do you say bibliothèque in French?
How do you pronounce bibliothèque in French?
bibliothèque is pronounced /la biblijɔtɛk/ in French.
Example sentences
La bibliothèque municipale est très grande et bien organisée.
The municipal library is very large and well organized.
Cette ancienne bibliothèque possède des livres rares et précieux.
This old library has rare and precious books.
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Why is it feminine?
Bibliothèque is feminine because it derives from the Greek "bibliothēkē" (βιβλιοθήκη), where the "-thēkē" suffix meaning "repository" or "storage place" was feminine in Greek, and French inherited this grammatical gender when adopting the word during the Renaissance.
What is the French word for library?
The French word for library is la bibliothèque — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | biblioteca | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | biblioteca | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | biblioteca | a | feminine |
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