🇫🇷 French

ceintures

feminine

les ceintures

belts

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ceintures
/le sɛ̃tyʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ceintures in French?

IPA
/le sɛ̃tyʁ/

How do you pronounce ceintures in French?

ceintures is pronounced /le sɛ̃tyʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La ceinture rouge que j'ai achetée est très élégante.

The red belt that I bought is very elegant. (feminine adjectives: rouge, élégante; feminine past participle: achetée)

Ma nouvelle ceinture en cuir est trop serrée pour moi.

My new leather belt is too tight for me. (feminine adjectives: nouvelle, serrée; feminine possessive: ma)

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Why is it feminine?

Ceintures is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cintura," which was feminine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (Latin -a endings typically become feminine -e in French). The word originally referred to a belt or girdle worn around the waist, a meaning preserved from its Latin ancestor.

What is the French word for belts?

The French word for belts is les ceintures — feminine.

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