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feminine
la clôture
fence
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clôture
/la klotyʁ/
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How do you say clôture in French?
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/la klotyʁ/
How do you pronounce clôture in French?
clôture is pronounced /la klotyʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La clôture blanche autour du jardin est très belle.
The white fence around the garden is very beautiful.
Cette clôture métallique ancienne a été restaurée avec soin.
This old metal fence was carefully restored.
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Why is it feminine?
Clôture is feminine because it derives from Latin "clausura" (feminine), which comes from the past participle "clausus" of "claudere" (to close); French inherited the feminine gender of the Latin source word, as it did with many -ura/-ure endings.
What is the French word for fence?
The French word for fence is la clôture — feminine.
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