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Cliniques is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les cliniques ("clinics").
FEMININEcliniques is the plural of clinique
les cliniques — clinics
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How do you say cliniques in French?
How do you pronounce cliniques in French?
cliniques is pronounced /le klinik/ in French.
Example sentences
La clinique privée est très moderne et bien équipée.
The private clinic is very modern and well-equipped.
Cette clinique dentaire nouvelle a ouvert ses portes hier.
This new dental clinic opened its doors yesterday.
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Why is it feminine?
Cliniques is feminine because it derives from the feminine Latin noun "clinica" (from Greek "klinikē," meaning "of a bed"), and French retained the feminine gender from its Latin source. Gender assignment in Romance languages largely follows Latin gender, so feminine Latin nouns typically become feminine in French.
What is the French word for clinics?
The French word for clinics is les cliniques — feminine.
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