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la colline
hill
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How do you say colline in French?
How do you pronounce colline in French?
colline is pronounced /la kɔlin/ in French.
Example sentences
La colline verte était couverte de fleurs sauvages.
The green hill was covered with wild flowers.
Cette petite colline dominait tout le village.
This small hill overlooked the entire village.
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Why is it feminine?
Colline is feminine because it derives from Latin "collis" (hill), a masculine noun of the third declension. In French, the -ine ending is a productive feminine suffix that transformed the Latin masculine form into a feminine noun. This -ine suffix comes from Latin feminine formations and is commonly used in French to create or modify feminine nouns.
What is the French word for hill?
The French word for hill is la colline — feminine.
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