🇫🇷 French

cendriers

masculine

les cendriers

ashtrays

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cendriers
/le sɑ̃dʁije/
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How do you say cendriers in French?

IPA
/le sɑ̃dʁije/

How do you pronounce cendriers in French?

cendriers is pronounced /le sɑ̃dʁije/ in French.

Example sentences

Le cendrier bleu est plein de cigarettes.

The blue ashtray is full of cigarettes.

Ce cendrier ancien a été trouvé dans le grenier de ma grand-mère.

This old ashtray was found in my grandmother's attic.

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Why is it masculine?

Cendriers is masculine because it derives from the French noun "cendre" (ash, feminine) combined with the masculine agent suffix "-ier," which typically denotes objects or tools and carries masculine gender by convention. The suffix "-ier" (from Latin "-arius") traditionally creates masculine nouns in French, overriding the feminine gender of the root word.

What is the French word for ashtrays?

The French word for ashtrays is les cendriers — masculine.

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