🇫🇷 French

bourse

feminine

la bourse

scholarship

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bourse
/la buʁs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bourse in French?

IPA
/la buʁs/

How do you pronounce bourse in French?

bourse is pronounced /la buʁs/ in French.

Example sentences

La bourse est devenue très volatile cette année.

The stock market has become very volatile this year.

Ma bourse d'études complète m'a permise de poursuivre mes rêves universitaires.

My complete scholarship allowed me to pursue my university dreams.

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Why is it feminine?

Bourse is feminine because it derives from the Late Latin "bursa" (a pouch or purse), which was inherently feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Old French. The feminine form remained standard as the word evolved to mean both a physical purse and, by extension, a stock exchange or financial market.

What is the French word for scholarship?

The French word for scholarship is la bourse — feminine.

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