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le coffre
chest
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How do you say coffre in French?
How do you pronounce coffre in French?
coffre is pronounced /lə kɔfʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le coffre ancien est fermé à clé.
The old chest is locked with a key.
Ce coffre-fort est très lourd et sécurisé.
This safe is very heavy and secure.
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Why is it masculine?
Coffre is masculine because it derives from Latin "cofinus," which was itself borrowed from Greek "κόφινος" (kophinos), and this Greek masculine noun retained its masculine gender through the Latin masculine form into Old French and modern French. Gender assignment in Romance languages often follows the gender of the Latin etymon, so coffre's masculinity is a direct inheritance from its classical roots.
What is the French word for chest?
The French word for chest is le coffre — masculine.
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