🇫🇷 French

cascades

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feminine

les cascades

waterfalls

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cascades
/le kaskad/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cascades in French?

IPA
/le kaskad/

How do you pronounce cascades in French?

cascades is pronounced /le kaskad/ in French.

Example sentences

La cascade majestueuse tombait du haut de la montagne avec une puissance impressionnante.

The majestic waterfall fell from the top of the mountain with impressive power.

Cette cascade était si belle et si cristalline que les touristes la photographiaient constamment.

This waterfall was so beautiful and so crystalline that tourists photographed it constantly.

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Why is it feminine?

Cascades is feminine in French (la cascade). While it does derive from Italian "cascata" (feminine), which ultimately traces back to the Latin verb "cadere" (to fall), the gender is maintained through the Italian feminine form. However, this is not actually an exception to French gender patterns—French nouns ending in "-ade" are typically feminine (e.g., "parade," "façade," "promenade"), so the feminine gender follows a regular, predictable pattern rather than being exceptional.

What is the French word for waterfalls?

The French word for waterfalls is les cascades — feminine.

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