🇫🇷 French

collines

feminine

les collines

hills

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collines
/le kɔlin/
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How do you say collines in French?

IPA
/le kɔlin/

How do you pronounce collines in French?

collines is pronounced /le 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?

Collines 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 hills?

The French word for hills is les collines — feminine.

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