🇫🇷 French

champion

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

le champion

champion

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champion
/lə ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃/
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How do you say champion in French?

IPA
/lə ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce champion in French?

champion is pronounced /lə ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le champion olympique est très fier de sa médaille d'or.

The Olympic champion is very proud of his gold medal.

Ce jeune champion talentueux a remporté son premier tournoi international.

This talented young champion won his first international tournament.

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Why is it masculine?

Champion is masculine in French because it derives from Late Latin "campionem" (a fighter or warrior), which was a masculine noun. This Latin masculine gender was preserved when the word entered Old French and has been maintained throughout the language's development. Like many French nouns ending in "-on," it retained the masculine gender from its Latin origins.

What is the French word for champion?

The French word for champion is le champion — masculine.

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