🇫🇷 French

blessure

feminine

la blessure

injury

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blessure
/la blesyʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say blessure in French?

IPA
/la blesyʁ/

How do you pronounce blessure in French?

blessure is pronounced /la blesyʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La blessure profonde qu'il a reçue à la jambe était très grave et nécessitait une intervention chirurgicale immédiate.

The deep wound that he received on his leg was very serious and required immediate surgical intervention.

Cette blessure ancienne et douloureuse lui rappelait constamment son accident traumatisant.

This old and painful wound constantly reminded her of her traumatic accident.

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Why is it feminine?

Blessure is feminine because it derives from the Old French verb "blescier" (to wound), which produced a feminine noun form following the Latin root "*blessura"—a formation pattern where many French nouns ending in "-ure" inherited feminine gender from their Latin counterparts, as Latin "-ura" nouns were feminine.

What is the French word for injury?

The French word for injury is la blessure — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishlesiónlafeminine

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