🇫🇷 French

chaussettes

feminine

les chaussettes

socks

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chaussettes
/le ʃosɛt/
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How do you say chaussettes in French?

IPA
/le ʃosɛt/

How do you pronounce chaussettes in French?

chaussettes is pronounced /le ʃosɛt/ in French.

Example sentences

J'ai perdu une chaussette rouge dans la machine à laver.

I lost a red sock in the washing machine.

La chaussette blanche que tu cherches est sous ton lit.

The white sock that you're looking for is under your bed.

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Why is it feminine?

Chaussettes is feminine because it's a diminutive form of the older French word "chausse" (a close-fitting leg garment), derived from Latin "calceus" (shoe), and French diminutives formed with the suffix "-ette" are typically feminine. The "-ette" suffix itself carries feminine gender, which is why words like "chaussette," "serviette," and "omelette" are all feminine.

What is the French word for socks?

The French word for socks is les chaussettes — feminine.

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