🇫🇷 French

cheminées

feminine

les cheminées

fireplaces

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cheminées
/le ʃəmine/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cheminées in French?

IPA
/le ʃəmine/

How do you pronounce cheminées in French?

cheminées is pronounced /le ʃəmine/ in French.

Example sentences

La cheminée ancienne de notre maison est très belle et majestueuse.

The old fireplace in our house is very beautiful and majestic.

Cette petite cheminée décorative a été restaurée par un artisan spécialisé.

This small decorative fireplace was restored by a specialized craftsman.

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Why is it feminine?

Cheminées is feminine because it derives from the Latin "camīnāta" (feminine), a noun meaning "fireplace" or "chimney." In Latin, words ending in "-āta" were typically feminine. The word evolved through Old French "cheminée" and retained its feminine gender in modern French, following the regular pattern of Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" becoming feminine nouns in French.

What is the French word for fireplaces?

The French word for fireplaces is les cheminées — feminine.

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