Accordcicatrices
les cicatrices
scars
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How do you say cicatrices in French?
How do you pronounce cicatrices in French?
cicatrices is pronounced /le sikatʁis/ in French.
Example sentences
La cicatrice profonde sur son bras était encore très visible après l'accident.
The deep scar on her arm was still very visible after the accident.
Cette nouvelle cicatrice chirurgicale s'est cicatrisée remarquablement bien en quelques semaines.
This new surgical scar healed remarkably well in a few weeks.
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Why is it feminine?
Cicatrices is feminine because it derives from Latin "cicatrix" (feminine), which belonged to the third declension where many -ix words were grammatically feminine; this Latin gender was preserved when the word entered Old French and Modern French.
What is the French word for scars?
The French word for scars is les cicatrices — feminine.
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