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la coccinelle
ladybug
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How do you say coccinelle in French?
How do you pronounce coccinelle in French?
coccinelle is pronounced /la kɔksinɛl/ in French.
Example sentences
La coccinelle rouge s'est posée sur la feuille verte.
The red ladybug landed on the green leaf.
Cette petite coccinelle jaune est très jolie et elle cherche des pucerons.
This small yellow ladybug is very pretty and she is looking for aphids.
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Why is it feminine?
Coccinelle is feminine because it derives from the Latin "coccinella," a diminutive form referring to a scarlet-colored insect. The -ella ending is a feminine diminutive suffix in Latin, and this feminine gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old French into modern French. In French, most nouns ending in -elle are feminine, which reinforces the feminine gender of coccinelle.
What is the French word for ladybug?
The French word for ladybug is la coccinelle — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | coccinella | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | joaninha | a | feminine |
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