🇫🇷 French

bouton

masculine

le bouton

button

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bouton
/lə butɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bouton in French?

IPA
/lə butɔ̃/

How do you pronounce bouton in French?

bouton is pronounced /lə butɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le bouton rouge est cassé et je dois le remplacer.

The red button is broken and I need to replace it.

Ce bouton bleu était autrefois très populaire sur les vieux téléphones.

This blue button was once very popular on old phones.

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Why is it masculine?

Bouton is masculine because it derives from Old French "bote" (a swelling or bud), which has roots in Frankish or Germanic languages (related to English "bud"). The -on suffix in French, while often associated with diminutives, frequently produces masculine nouns, and this gender was maintained through the word's evolution in French.

What is the French word for button?

The French word for button is le bouton — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishbotónelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianbottoneilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesebotãoomasculine

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