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les caves
cellars
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How do you say caves in French?
How do you pronounce caves in French?
caves is pronounced /le kav/ in French.
Example sentences
La cave est très ancienne et humide.
The cellar is very old and damp.
Notre cave personnelle contient des bouteilles de vin rares.
Our personal cellar contains rare wine bottles.
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Why is it feminine?
Caves is feminine in French because it derives from Latin "cava" (feminine noun), the feminine form of "cavus" (hollow), which retained its feminine gender through the evolution from Latin to Old French and Modern French. Like most French nouns ending in "-e," it followed the pattern of feminine noun endings that developed during the Romance language transition.
What is the French word for cellars?
The French word for cellars is les caves — feminine.
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